A New Introduction to Islam
Product Details
ISBN: 9781405158077
Publish Date: 04/13/2009
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages: 360
Description
The second edition of this student-friendly textbook explores the origins, major features and lasting influence of the Islamic tradition.
- Traces the development of Muslim beliefs and practices against the background of social and cultural contexts extending from North Africa to South and Southeast Asia
- Fully revised for the second edition, with completely new opening and closing chapters considering key issues facing Islam in the 21st century
- Focuses greater attention on everyday practices, the role of women in Muslim societies, and offers additional material on Islam in America
- Includes detailed chronologies, tables summarizing key information, useful maps and diagrams, and many more illustrations
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