An Introduction to Islam - 2nd Edition

Informationen zum Autor David Waines is Professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University. Klappentext Revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam. Zusammenfassung For this revised and updated second edition! David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. This new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in the current conflicts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Foundations: 1. 'There is no god but Allah ...'; 2. Tradition in the making; Part II. Islamic Teaching and Practice: 3. Divine will and the law; 4. Theology: faith, justice, and last things; 5. The way of the Sufi; 6. The way of the Imams; Part III. Islam in the Modern World: 7. The heartlands and beyond; 8. Issues in contemporary Islam; Excursus on Islamic origins; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Waines, Professor David Waines
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521539067
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53906-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Introduction to Religion; Introduction to Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics