Islam
Subtitle: The Religion and the People
By: Bernard Lewis, Buntzie Churchill.
Contributors: Churchill, Buntzie Ellis, 1939-
Publisher: Wharton School Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780132230858
Subjects: Islam -- 21st century.; Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.; Religious awakening -- Islam.
Description: "For many people, Islam remains a mystery. Here Bernard Lewis and Buntzie Ellis Churchill examine Islam: what its adherents believe and how their religion has shaped them, their rich and diverse cultures, and their politics over more than 14 centuries."--Book jacket.
Notes: Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The faith and the faithful; title: The pillars of the faith; title: Scripture, tradition and law; title: The mosque; title: Diversity and tolerance; title: Sunni, Shiʻa, and others; title: Some history; title: Government and opposition; title: The wider world of Islam; title: Islam and the economy; title: Women in Islam; title: Dress; title: Language and writing; title: War and peace; title: Radical Islam.