03992nam 2200625Ia 450 991045310850332120200520144314.01-299-44375-31-4616-7314-3(CKB)2550000001018373(EBL)1162108(SSID)ssj0000862874(PQKBManifestationID)12297542(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000862874(PQKBWorkID)10824340(PQKB)11410449(MiAaPQ)EBC1162108(Au-PeEL)EBL1162108(CaPaEBR)ebr10685916(CaONFJC)MIL475625(OCoLC)855503006(EXLCZ)99255000000101837320060501d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe literature of Islam[electronic resource] a guide to the primary sources in English translation /Paula Youngman Skreslet, Rebecca SkresletLanham, Maryland Scarecrow Press, Inc. American Theological Library Association20061 online resource (498 p.)ATLA publications seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8108-5408-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-219) and indexes.Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Translations of Historical Interest; Sectarian Translations; Classic Scholarly Translations; Modern Scholarly Translations; Modern Popular Translations; Chapter 1 The Qur'an: Text and Translation; Two Important Early Collections; The Six Books: The Canonical Collections; Anthologies, Selections, and Digests; The Shi'i Collections; Hadith Criticism; Modern Issues; Chapter 2 The Traditions: Hadith; Two Great Scholars on the Principles of Tafsir; The Classical Age of Tafsir; Classical Shi'i TafsirModern Qur'an InterpretationModern Shi'i Commentary; Current Issues in Hermeneutics; Chapter 3 Exegesis of the Qur'an: Tafsir; The Hanafi School; The Maliki School; The Shafi'i School; The Hanbali School; The Ja'fari School; Ethics; Law and Society in the Modern Era; Chapter 4 Law and Legal Theory: Shari'a and Fiqh; The Ottoman Era; History and Its Study in the Modern Era; Chapter 5 History and Historiography: Ta'rikh; Philosophical Study in the Modern Era; Chapter 6 Philosophy: Falsafa; Shi'i Theologians; Modern Works in Theology; Chapter 7 Theology: Kalam; The Sufi TheologiansThe Sufi Poets and EcstaticsMysticism in the Modern Era; Chapter 8 Spirituality and Mysticism: Tasawwuf; Appendix: General Anthologies of Primary Literature; Glossary/Index of Arabic Terms; Bibliography of Works Discussed; Name Index; Title Index; Subject Index; About the Authors_This book introduces the literature of Islam as it is presented in English translation. For scholars in other fields who need to understand the vast and complex literary heritage of this erudite and vigorous faith community (but are unable to devote years of their lives to achieving a reading proficiency in classical Arabic), for faculty members called upon to teach introductory or survey courses outside their own disciplines, and for graduate students in theology, medieval studies, world religions, or related fields who need access to these primary sources in English translation, The LiteratATLA Bibliography SeriesIslamBibliographyIslamic literatureTranslations into EnglishBibliographyElectronic books.IslamIslamic literature016.297Skreslet Paula Youngman940231Skreslet Rebecca940232MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453108503321The literature of Islam2120073UNINA