| Description |
xvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : religious studies and the academic study of Islam -- Setting the stage : pre-Islamic Arabia -- The making of the last prophet -- The Quran : the base narrative -- Islam beyond the Arabian peninsula : a historical overview -- Early sectarianism and the formation of Shiʻism -- Legal developments and the rise of Sunni Islam -- Sufism -- Constituting identities : beliefs and schools -- The performance of Muslim identities -- Encounters with modernity -- Constructing Muslim women -- Islam post-September 11. |
| Subject |
Islam.
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| ISBN |
9780231161466 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231161468 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780231161473 paperback alkaline paper |
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0231161476 paperback alkaline paper |
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