Studying Islam /
Bennett, Clinton.
Studying Islam / Clinton Bennett. - London ; New York : Continuum, 2010. - xxix, 190 p. ; 24 cm. - Studying world religions .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
Introduction: studying Islam: identifying issues -- Seminal personality and scripture -- Community dimension and social involvement -- Conceptual framework and ethics -- Rituals and spirituality -- Aesthetics/material dimension.
Summary: This first volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of the Islamic faith. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, society, thought, ethics, rituals, spirituality and aesthetics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Islam for the first time. Rather than attempting to cover all the material, the critical and methodological issues that students need to grasp in the study of Islam - and religion in general - are drawn out, and the major contemporary debates explored.
9780826495501 9780826483591
2009000347
Islam--Study and teaching.
Religion
Religion--Islam--General
BP 42 / .B46 2010
297.071
Studying Islam / Clinton Bennett. - London ; New York : Continuum, 2010. - xxix, 190 p. ; 24 cm. - Studying world religions .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
Introduction: studying Islam: identifying issues -- Seminal personality and scripture -- Community dimension and social involvement -- Conceptual framework and ethics -- Rituals and spirituality -- Aesthetics/material dimension.
Summary: This first volume in the Studying World Religions series is an essential guide to the study of the Islamic faith. Clearly structured to cover all the major areas of study, including historical foundations, scripture, society, thought, ethics, rituals, spirituality and aesthetics, this is the ideal study aid for those approaching Islam for the first time. Rather than attempting to cover all the material, the critical and methodological issues that students need to grasp in the study of Islam - and religion in general - are drawn out, and the major contemporary debates explored.
9780826495501 9780826483591
2009000347
Islam--Study and teaching.
Religion
Religion--Islam--General
BP 42 / .B46 2010
297.071