Islam
Subtitle: religion, history, and civilization
By: Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Islam -- Essence, genius, nature; Civilization, Islamic; Islam -- History
Description: One of the world's leading Islamicists offers a concise introduction to the history, beliefs, and practice of his faith.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Islam and the Islamic world; title: Islam as religion; title: Doctrines and beliefs of Islam; title: Dimensions of Islam; title: Islamic practices, ethics, and institutions; title: Brief journey through Islamic history; title: Schools of Islamic thought and their history; title: Islam in the contemporary world.