Islam: A Very Short Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant forms, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand its nature. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction, offers essential insights into the big issues, provides fresh perspectives on...
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Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant forms, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand its nature. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction, offers essential insights into the big issues, provides fresh perspectives on contemporary questions, and guides us through the complex debates.
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Preface; 1 Islam, Muslims, and Islamism; 2 The Quran and the Prophet; 3 Divine Unicity; 4 The Shari'a and its consequences; 5 Women and Family; 6 The Two Jihads; Appendix: The five pillars of Islam; References; Further reading
Autoren-Porträt von Malise Ruthven
Malise Ruthven was born in Dublin of Hiberno-Scottish parentage. A former scriptwriter with the BBC Arabic and World Services, he holds an MA in English Literature and a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University. He has taught Islamic studies, cultural history and comparative religion at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Birkbeck College, University of London, the University of California, San Diego, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire and at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs. He is the author of Islam in the World (Oxford University Press 1984, 1991, 2006 ) a highly acclaimed overview of Islamic faith and history. His review essays and blogs appear regularly in the New York Review of Books and in 2004 London's Prospect magazine ranked him among the 100 top public intellectuals in Britain.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Malise Ruthven
- 2012, 177 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Masse: 11,3 x 17,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 0199642877
- ISBN-13: 9780199642878
Sprache:
Englisch
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