On being a muslim

Zusatztext "This book will help overcome the stereotype that Islam is incompatible with notions of religious and gender freedom. Recommended for general readers and all student levels." Informationen zum Autor Dr Farid Esack has an international reputation as a Muslim scholar, speaker and human rights activist. He has lectured widely on religion and Islamic studies and also served as a Commissioner for Gender Equality with Nelson Mandela's government. He has authored numerous Islamic books and is currently the Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Klappentext Funny, challenging, controversial, passionate and unforgiving, this is an unprecedented personal account of a Muslim's life in the modern world. A perceptive ground-breaking account of modern Islam, there is a great deal to be learnt from this book by anyone interested in the burning social and spiritual issues of the day. Zusammenfassung Trampling over the boundaries between the religious and the secular in order to tackle some of the key questions facing Muslims in the contemporary age, this text presents an account of modern Islam.

Product details

• Authors: Farid Esack, Esack Farid
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2009
• EAN: 9781851686919
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-691-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; RELIGION / Islam / General, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic life and practice