Islam / Fazlur Rahman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahman, Fazlur, 1919-1988, author.

Series:

Phoenix books (Chicago, Ill.) ; 806.

A Phoenix book ; 806

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam.

Physical Description:

ix, 285 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1979.

Summary:

Fazlur Rahman's "Islam is aptly titled, in that this slim volume constitutes an incisive and surprisingly comprehensive history and analysis of Islam--its history, its conflicts, its legacy--and its prospects. From Mohammed to the late twentieth century, Rahman traces the development of Islam as a religion and, more importantly, as an intellectual tradition, offering both an easily understood introduction to the faith and an impassioned argument for its future direction.

Contents:

Muḥammad

The Qur'ān

Origins and development of the tradition

The structure of the law

Dialectical theology and the development of dogma

The sharīʻa

The philosophical movement

Ṣūfī doctrine and practice

Ṣūfī organizations

Sectarian developments

Education

Pre-modernist reform movements

Modern developments

Legacy and prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-279) and index.

Local Notes:

Acc.#203384

ISBN:

0226702804

9780226702803

0226702812

9780226702810

OCLC:

4592775