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No god but God : the origins, evolution, and future of Islam / Reza Aslan.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Random House, c2005.Description: xxiv, 310 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1400062136 (hardcover)
  • 9781400062133 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297
LOC classification:
  • BP 161.3 A835n 2005
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Contents:
Prologue : the clash of monotheisms -- Author's note -- Chronology of key events -- The sanctuary in the desert : pre-Islamic Arabia -- The keeper of the keys : Muhammad in Mecca -- The city of the Prophet : the first Muslims -- Fight in the way of God : the meaning of jihad -- The rightly guided ones : the successors to Muhammad -- This religion is a science : the development of Islamic theology and law -- In the footsteps of martyrs : from Shi°ism to Khomeinism -- Stain your prayer rug with wine : the Sufi way -- An awakening in the east : the response to colonialism -- Slouching toward Medina : the Islamic reformation -- Glossary.
Action note:
  • cat 20050602 alc
Summary: Presents the origins and history of Islam, with emphasis on its relation to other religions and the impact that terrorism is having on the current perception of Islam throughout the non-Islamic world.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BP 161.3 A835n 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000069380

Includes bibliographical references ([289]-294) and index.

Prologue : the clash of monotheisms -- Author's note -- Chronology of key events -- The sanctuary in the desert : pre-Islamic Arabia -- The keeper of the keys : Muhammad in Mecca -- The city of the Prophet : the first Muslims -- Fight in the way of God : the meaning of jihad -- The rightly guided ones : the successors to Muhammad -- This religion is a science : the development of Islamic theology and law -- In the footsteps of martyrs : from Shi°ism to Khomeinism -- Stain your prayer rug with wine : the Sufi way -- An awakening in the east : the response to colonialism -- Slouching toward Medina : the Islamic reformation -- Glossary.

Presents the origins and history of Islam, with emphasis on its relation to other religions and the impact that terrorism is having on the current perception of Islam throughout the non-Islamic world.

cat 20050602 alc UPB

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