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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784090003321

Titolo

The world's religions : Islam / / [edited by Peter Clarke]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 1990

ISBN

1-134-93194-8

0-435-33613-4

1-280-32514-3

0-203-31742-4

1-134-93195-6

0-203-19815-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Routledge reference

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkePeter B (Peter Bernard)

Disciplina

297

Soggetti

Islam

Religions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1988 as part of The world's religions.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction Peter Clarke; Early Islam Julian Baldick, King's College, London; Islam in North Africa M.Brett, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; Islam in Iran Julian Baldick; Islam in the Indian Sub-Continent F.A.Nizami, Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Oxford; The Turks and IslamJ.D.Norton, University of Durham; China's Muslims R.Israeli, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Islam in Indonesia E.U.Kratz, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; Islam in the Middle East Denis MacEoin, University of Durham

Islam in Tropical Africa to c. 1900 J.O.Hunwick, Northwestern UniversityIslam in Tropical Africa in the 20th Century Peter Clarke; Islam in Contemporary Europe Peter Clarke; Islam in North America S.S.Nyang, Howard University; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The theological and philosophical bases of the beliefs are clearly presented with their history, development, expression and everyday practice. It is written by international specialists in a scholarly but non-technical style.