A new introduction to Islam
By: Daniel W. Brown
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781405158077
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-323) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The formation of the Islamic tradition.  Islam in global perspective ; Arabia ; The pre-Islamic Near East ; The life of Muhammad ; The Qurʼān ; The tradition literature; title: Pt. II. The expansion of Islam.  The conquests ; Religion of empire ; The Caliphate; title: Pt. III. Islamic institutions.  Islamic law ; Islamic theology and philosophy ; Sufism; title: Pt. IV. Crisis and renewal in Islamic history.  Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols ; Revival and reform ; Islam and the West ; The turbulent twentieth century ; Islam in the twenty-first century; title: Glossary.