| Description |
xii, 435 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-392) and index. |
| Contents |
An overview of Islam -- Islam's growth into a global community -- Politics and contemporary global affairs -- Sacred sources and their interpretation -- Essential beliefs -- Symbols, rituals, and religious observances -- Themes in Islamic spirituality -- Authority, law, and ethics -- Islam and other faiths -- Culture and religion -- Knowledge, scholarship, and the Islamic humanities -- Aesthetics, literature, the visual and spatial Arts. |
| Summary |
"Provides detailed descriptions of the history, beliefs, symbols, rituals, observations, customs, leaders, and organization of the world's second largest religion, [explaining] the significance of the Five Pillars, Muhammad, various sects, the Qur'an, Islamic law, and much more"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Islam.
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RELIGION / Islam / General.
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Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
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| ISBN |
9781578595105 (paperback) |
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157859510X (paperback) |
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