| Description |
xvii, 252 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-242) and index. |
| Contents |
A cave in the desert: what is Islam? -- Islam and monotheism -- The early history of Islam -- The islamic ideal -- The spread of Islam -- Where Muslims live now -- Who's in charge here? the construction of Islam -- Denominations -- Interpretation -- The Ulema -- The sharia -- The Ulema today -- Smiles and frowns: types of Muslim -- Tradition and modernity -- Modernity -- Religiosity -- Tolerance -- God and angels: the Muslim world-view -- God and creation -- Angels and jinn and unseen forces -- Saints and miracles -- Birth, death, destiny, and judgment -- How to do Islam: worship -- Prayer -- Alms -- Fasting -- Pilgrimage -- Reading the Koran -- Remembering God -- Inside the hareem: the family -- Men and women -- Sex and segregation -- Marriage -- Children -- Polygamy and divorce -- Death and inheritance -- Feminism -- Food, frocks, and funds: daily life -- General principles -- Food and drink -- Dress -- The arts -- Business -- In and out: community life -- The Umma -- Mazhabs and muftis -- Local communities -- Race -- Crime -- Punishment -- Violence -- Good Muslims, bad Muslims: ethics -- Slander and hypocrisy -- Virtues and vices -- More Moors: other denominations -- Shiism -- Wahhabism -- Smaller denominations and sects -- Murder in the name of God: Islam and politics -- The medieval Muslim state -- Religion and state today -- The origins of political Islam -- Islamism today -- Support for Islamism -- Alternatives to Islamism -- The clash of civilizations: Islam and the West -- Islam and non-Muslims -- Muslims and Israel -- The Muslim world and the West -- Muslims in the West -- Conclusion. |
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Islam -- Theology.
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Islam -- Customs and practices.
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Islam -- Doctrines.
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
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Islam and politics.
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Islamic countries -- Relations -- Europe.
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Europe -- Relations -- Islamic countries.
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| Added Title |
Islam and Muslims |
| ISBN |
1931930163 |
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9781931930161 |
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