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Beschreibung
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
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
Über den Autor
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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Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Christentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780802866004
ISBN-10: 080286600X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Roger Allen
Shawkat M. Roorawa
Redaktion: Allen, Roger
Toorawa, Shawkat M.
Hersteller: Eerdmans
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Roger Allen (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2011
Gewicht: 0,352 kg
Artikel-ID: 107134655