Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith
Language: English
Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011
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- Title
- Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 080286600X
- ISBN 13
- 9780802866004
In this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays -- each by a different, specialized expert in the field -- readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion.
Contributors:
- Roger Allen
- Ruba Kana'an
- Ahmet T. Karamustafa
- Bruce B. Lawrence
- Paul Löffler
- Joseph E. Lowry
- Scott C. Lucas
- Jon McGinnis
- Tahera Qutbuddin
- Abdulaziz Sachedina
- Jane I. Smith
- Mark N. Swanson
- Shawkat M. Toorawa
- Mark S. Wagner
- Homayra Ziad
- Aron Zysow
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About the Author
Roger Allen is professor emeritus of Arabic and comparative literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. His other books include The Arabic Novel and The Arabic Literary Heritage. Visit the University of Pennsylvania website for more information about him.
Shawkat M. Toorawa is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. He is also the author of Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture: A Ninth-Century Bookman in Baghdad. See Yale University's website for more information about him.
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