| Description |
xxxii, 310 pages ; 21 cm |
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| Note |
"With a new introduction by the author"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface to the paperback edition -- Prologue : the clash of monotheisms -- Author's note -- Chronology of key events -- The sanctuary in the desert : pre-Islamic Arabia -- The keeper of the keys : Muhammad in Mecca -- The city of the Prophet : the first Muslims -- Fight in the way of God : the meaning of jihad -- The rightly guided ones : the successors to Muhammad -- This religion is a science : the development of Islamic theology and law -- In the footsteps of martyrs : from Shi‘ism to Khomeinism -- Stain your prayer rug with wine : the Sufi way -- An awakening in the east : the response to colonialism -- Slouching toward Medina : the Islamic reformation -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
An authoritative study of the Islamic faith in relation to the other world religions sheds new light on its origins and history, from the social reformation role of Muhammad to the impact of fundamentalism and terrorism on Islam. |
| Subject |
Islam.
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
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Islam -- History.
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Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
(OCoLC)fst00979797
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0812971892 (pbk.) |
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9780812971897 (pbk.) |
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