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Islam, a concise introduction / Neal Robinson

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 1999Description: xvii, 197 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0878402241
  • 9780878402243
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 297 R658I
LOC classification:
  • BP161.2 .R59 1999
Contents:
What do you know about Islam? -- Defining Islam -- Islam in history -- Islam in the modern world -- The Quran -- No god but God -- Muhammad the messenger of God -- Ritual prayer -- Zakat -- Ramadan -- The pilgrimage -- The Sharia -- Denominations and sects
Summary: This book provides a concise yet panoramic overview of Islam, unlike most introductory books, which focus mainly on the development of Islamic institutions in the classical period. To place Islam in perspective, Neal Robinson discusses the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam and provides a brief account of Islamic history down to the present. He then explains major topics in Islamic worship to help readers understand it as a living faith. Appendices guide the novice through the structure of Arabic names, transliteration, and the Islamic calendar and festivals. Provides a concise yet panoramic view of Islam, including a brief account of Islamic history down to the present, and explains major topics in Islamic worship
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 297 R658I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 064705

Originally published: Richmond, Surrey : Curzon Press, 1999

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index

What do you know about Islam? -- Defining Islam -- Islam in history -- Islam in the modern world -- The Quran -- No god but God -- Muhammad the messenger of God -- Ritual prayer -- Zakat -- Ramadan -- The pilgrimage -- The Sharia -- Denominations and sects

This book provides a concise yet panoramic overview of Islam, unlike most introductory books, which focus mainly on the development of Islamic institutions in the classical period. To place Islam in perspective, Neal Robinson discusses the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam and provides a brief account of Islamic history down to the present. He then explains major topics in Islamic worship to help readers understand it as a living faith. Appendices guide the novice through the structure of Arabic names, transliteration, and the Islamic calendar and festivals. Provides a concise yet panoramic view of Islam, including a brief account of Islamic history down to the present, and explains major topics in Islamic worship

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