AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM by Professor David Waines ( 9780521539067 )

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM

By:

Professor David Waines

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0521539064

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9780521539067

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

6 November, 2003

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Series:

Introduction to Religion

Pages:

398

Description:

A revised and updated edition of Waines' wide-ranging account of the history and theology of Islam.

Synopsis:

This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one of the world's most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamic beliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest times down to the present day. For this revised and updated second edition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. The wars in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Israel, and the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, have raised global awareness of Islam at a superficial level - but little has been written which considers Islamic political and military extremism in relation to mainstream Muslim history and theology. Coming at the end of a book which has explored the ideas and traditions of Islam in depth, this new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in the current conflicts.

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22 b/w illus. 1 map

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Cambridge University Press

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