Muslims : their religious beliefs and practices /
Rippin, Andrew, 1950-
Muslims : their religious beliefs and practices / Andrew Rippin. - 2a ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. - xii, 346 p. ; 22 cm. - Library of religious beliefs and practices .
Previous ed.: 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Prehistory -- The Qur'an -- Muhammad -- Political action and theory -- Theological exposition -- Legal developments -- Ritual practice -- The Shia -- Sufi devotion -- Intellectual culture -- Medieval visions of Islam -- Describing modernity -- Muhammad and modernity -- The Qur'an and modernity -- Issues of identity -- Feminism's Islam -- Visions for Islam in the twenty-first century and beyond.
The revised, second edition of this authoritative text provides a survey of Islamic history and thought with new chapters on intellectual thought and medieval developments. Rippin examines the elements which come together to form Islam, in particular the Qur'an and the traditions from Muhammad. With a combination of well-documented source material, recent research in the field and thorough critical analysis, Rippin provides a concise and challenging introduction to this important and frequently misunderstood religious group.
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Islam.
Islam.
BP 161.2 / R593m 2001
297
Muslims : their religious beliefs and practices / Andrew Rippin. - 2a ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. - xii, 346 p. ; 22 cm. - Library of religious beliefs and practices .
Previous ed.: 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Prehistory -- The Qur'an -- Muhammad -- Political action and theory -- Theological exposition -- Legal developments -- Ritual practice -- The Shia -- Sufi devotion -- Intellectual culture -- Medieval visions of Islam -- Describing modernity -- Muhammad and modernity -- The Qur'an and modernity -- Issues of identity -- Feminism's Islam -- Visions for Islam in the twenty-first century and beyond.
The revised, second edition of this authoritative text provides a survey of Islamic history and thought with new chapters on intellectual thought and medieval developments. Rippin examines the elements which come together to form Islam, in particular the Qur'an and the traditions from Muhammad. With a combination of well-documented source material, recent research in the field and thorough critical analysis, Rippin provides a concise and challenging introduction to this important and frequently misunderstood religious group.
0415217814 9780415217811 0415217822 (pbk.) ¹12.99 9780415217828 (pbk.)
GBA0-W7808
20010144528
Islam.
Islam.
BP 161.2 / R593m 2001
297