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Islam : the religion and the people / Bernard Lewis, Buntzie Churchill.
Van Pelt Library BP161.3 .L482 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
- Religious awakening--Islam.
- Religious awakening.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Indianopolis : Wharton Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- "For many people, Islam remains a mystery. Here Bernard Lewis and Buntzie Ellis Churchill examine Islam: what its adherents believe and how their religion has shaped them, their rich and diverse cultures, and their politics over more than 14 centuries."--Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The faith and the faithful
- The pillars of the faith
- Scripture, tradition and law
- The mosque
- Diversity and tolerance
- Sunni, Shiʻa, and others
- Some history
- Government and opposition
- The wider world of Islam
- Islam and the economy
- Women in Islam
- Dress
- Language and writing
- War and peace
- Radical Islam.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0132230852
- 9780132230858
- OCLC:
- 229446363
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