Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith - Couverture souple

Allen, Roger; Toorawa, Shawkat M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080286600X ISBN 13 : 9780802866004

Editeur : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011

Synopsis

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 r e l i g i o n . Read more about the book in a blog post by Allen on EerdWord.< b r> Contributors: Ro ger 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

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080286600X
• ISBN 13: 9780802866004
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 211
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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