The Bloomsbury companion to Islamic studies
By: Edited by Clinton Bennett
Series: Bloomsbury companions
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9781441127884; 9781441138125
Subjects: Islam
Description: The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is a comprehensive one volume reference guide to Islam and study in this area. A team of leading international scholars - Muslim and non-Muslim - cover important aspects of study in the field, providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the wide range of methodologies and theoretical principles involved. Presenting Islam as a variegated tradition, key essays from the contributors demonstrate how it is subject to different interpretations, with no single version privileged. In this volume, Islam is treated as a lived experience, not only as theoretical ideal or textual tradition. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including a substantial A-Z of key terms and concepts, chronology and a detailed list of resources, this is the essential reference guide for anyone working in Islamic Studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.