Muslims
Subtitle: their religious beliefs and practices
By: Andrew Rippin.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: The library of religious beliefs and practices
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Islam.; Muslims.; Islam -- Doctrines.; Islam -- Customs and practices.
Description: This text provides a survey of Islamic history and thought, from its formative period to the present day. The book examines the elements which come together to form Islam and explores how its disciplines of theology and law have evolved. This edition also comments on 21st century developments affecting Muslims.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Formative elements of classical Islam; title: pt. 2. Emergence of Islamic identity; title: pt. 3. Alternate visions of classical Islamic identity; title: pt. 4. Consolidation of Islamic identity; title: pt. 5. Modern visions of Islam; title: pt. 6. Re-visioning Islam.