Aspects of Islam
By: Ron Geaves.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Islam.; Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Western media : a misrepresentation or a factual account?; title: Doctrine and architecture : manifestations of Tawhid; title: The Shariʼa : the law of God or a cultural construct?; title: The Umma : an homogenous unity or deeply divided?; title: Martyrdom : the Shiʼa doctrine of suffering opposed; title: To the Sunni doctrine of 'manifest success'; title: Sufism : an aberration or the voice of traditional Islam?; title: The prophet of God : human messenger or a manifestation of divine qualities?; title: Jihad : Islamic warfare or spiritual effort?; title: Muslim fundamentalism : a misnomer or the heart of the faith?; title: Muslim women : Islam's oppressed or victims of patriarchy?.