Islam & Muslims
Subtitle: a guide to diverse experience in a modern world
By: Mark Sedgwick
Publisher: Intercultural Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781423787174
Subjects: Islam; Theology; Customs and practices; Doctrines; Essence, genius, nature; Islam and politics; Relations; Théologie; Coutumes et pratiques; RELIGION; General; International relations
Other titles: Islam and Muslims
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A cave in the desert: what is Islam?; title: Islam and monotheism; title: The early history of Islam; title: The islamic ideal; title: The spread of Islam; title: Where Muslims live now; title: Who's in charge here? The construction of Islam; title: Denominations; title: Interpretation; title: The Ulema; title: The Sharia; title: The Ulema today; title: Smiles and frowns: types of Muslim; title: Tradition; title: Modernity; title: Religiosity; title: Tolerance; title: God and angels: the Muslim world-view; title: God and creation; title: Angels and jinn and unseen forces; title: Saints and miracles; title: Birth, death, destiny, and judgment; title: How to do Islam: worship; title: Prayer; title: Alms; title: Fasting; title: Pilgrimage; title: Reading the Koran; title: Remembering God; title: Inside the hareem: the family; title: Men and women; title: Sex and segregation; title: Marriage; title: Children; title: Polygamy and divorce; title: Death and inheritance; title: Feminism; title: Food, frocks, and funds: daily life; title: General principles; title: Food and drink; title: Dress; title: The arts; title: Business; title: In and out: community life; title: The Umma; title: Mazhabs and muftis; title: Local communities; title: Race; title: Crime; title: Punishment; title: Violence; title: Good Muslims, bad Muslims: ethics; title: Slander and hypocrisy; title: Virtues and vices; title: More Moors: other denominations; title: Shiism; title: Wahhabism; title: Smaller denominations and sects; title: The nation of Islam; title: Traditionalism; title: Murder in the name of God: Islam and politics; title: The medieval Muslim state; title: Religion and state today; title: The origins of political Islam; title: Islamism today; title: Support for Islamism; title: Alternatives to Islamism; title: The clash of civilizations: Islam and the West; title: Islam and non-Muslims; title: Muslims and Israel; title: The Muslim world and the West; title: Muslims in the West; title: Conclusion.