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Muslims Vol. 2 : Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: 9780415217828 | 0415217822
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Pub. Date: 1/1/2001

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SummaryTable of Contents
Now available as one paperback volume, the second edition of this authoritative text provides a survey of Islamic history and thought with new chapters on intellectual thought and medieval developments. It seeks to redress the lack of critical thought that appears in so many introductory books on Islam. Rippin examines the elements which come together to form Islam, in particular the Qur'an and the traditions from Muhammad. He traces the way these sources have interacted through history to create the disciplines of theology and law and provide ... MORE
Prefaceix
Transliteration and other technical considerationsxi
Introduction1(4)
PART I Formative elements of classical Islam5(50)
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Prehistory
7(12)
The Qur'an
19(20)
Muhammad
39(16)
PART II Emergence of Islamic identity55(56)
Political action and theory
57(11)
Theological exposition
68(15)
Legal developments
83(14)
Ritual practice
97(14)
PART III Alternative visions of Islamic identity111(30)
The Shia
113(14)
Sufi devotion
127(14)
PART IV Consolidation of Islamic identity141(24)
Intellectual culture
143(10)
Medieval visions of Islam
153(12)
PART V Modern visions of Islam165(100)
Describing modernity
167(22)
Muhammad and modernity
189(29)
The Qur'an and modernity
218(28)
Issues of identity
246(19)
PART VI Re-visioning Islam265(26)
Feminism's Islam
267(14)
Visions for Islam in the twenty-first century and beyond
281(10)
Notes291(31)
Glossary322(7)
Further reading329(6)
Resources on the Internet335(4)
General index339(6)
Index of Qur'an citations345

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