Muslim Identities - An Introduction to Islam

Informationen zum Autor Aaron W. Hughes holds the Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Situating Islam: The Past and Future of an Academic Discipline and Theorizing Islam: Disciplinary Deconstruction and Reconstruction . Klappentext This well-rounded introduction takes an expansive view of Islamic ideology, culture, and tradition, sourcing a range of historical, sociological, and literary perspectives. Zusammenfassung This well-rounded introduction takes an expansive view of Islamic ideology! culture! and tradition! sourcing a range of historical! sociological! and literary perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Religious Studies and the Academic Study of Islam Part I. Origins 1. Setting the Stage: Pre-Islamic Arabia 2. The Making of the Last Prophet 3. The Quran: The Base Narrative Part II. Identity Formations 4. Islam Beyond the Arabian Peninsula: A Historical Overview 5. Early Sectarianism and the Formation of Shi'ism 6. Legal Developments and the Rise of Sunni Islam 7. Sufism Part III. Beliefs and Practices 8. Constituting Identities: Beliefs and Schools 9. The Performance of Muslim Identities Part IV. Modern Variations 10. Encounters with Modernity 11. Constructing Muslim Women 12. Islam Post–September 11 Glossary Index

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Hughes, Aaron W Hughes, Aaron W. Hughes, Hughes Aaron W.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780231161473
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16147-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Islam / History, Religion & beliefs, Middle Eastern history, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities