Textual sources for the study of Islam / edited and translated by Andrew Rippin and Jan Knappert

Rippin, Andrew; Knappert, Jan

ISBN 10: 0719018846 / ISBN 13: 9780719018848

Published by Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1986

About this Item

Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 209 pages : 1 illustration, 2 maps ; 21 cm. Subjects: Qur an. Selections. English; Koran. English; Islam History ; Sources; Islam; Islamic sects; Mysticism Islam. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Textual sources for the study of Islam / edited and translated by Andrew Rippin and Jan Knappert
• Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719018846
• ISBN 13: 9780719018848
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

"[This collection] is distinguished by its wide range and the care which has clearly gone into the selection of texts for inclusion. . . . Attention has understandably been focused on what might be called the religious aspects of Islam, such as scripture, theology, sects, law, ritual and mysticism, but within those limits the texts chosen are marked by substantially of content, by geographical, chronological and social diversity, and by an intelligent use of less well known authors. . . . An excellent starting point for a systematic and analytical examination of Islam."—G. R. Hawting, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

About the Author

Andrew Rippin is professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary. Jan Knappert was senior fellow in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. John R. Hinnells is professor of comparative religion in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. He is the author of Handbook of Living Religions and editor of the Penguin Dictionary of Religions.