Aslan, Reza,   1972-  <br/><br/>
No god but God :  the origins, evolution, and future of Islam / 
Reza Aslan. 
 - New York :  Random House,  c2005. 
 - xxiv, 310 pages ;   25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ([289]-294) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400062136 (hardcover) 9781400062133 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004054053 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam<br/>Islam--Essence, genius, nature.<br/>Islam--History.<br/>Islamismo --Historia<br/>Civilizacion islámica<br/>Mujeres en el Islam <br/>Islamismo--Esencia, genio, naturaleza.<br/>Islam.<br/>Islam--Essence, esprit, nature.<br/>Islam--Histoire.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP 161.3  / A835n 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297