The Islamic World

by Rippin, Andrew

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Title Statements

Full title :The Islamic World.

Summary

The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished international team of scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. Its grounding in contemporary scholarship makes it an ideal reference source for students and scholars alike. Edited by Andrew Rippin, a leading scholar of Islam, the volume covers the political, geographical, religious, intellectual, cultural and social worlds of Islam, and offers insight into all aspects of Muslim life including the Qur'an and law, philosophy, science and technology, art, literature, and film and much else. It explores the concept of an 'Islamic' world: what makes it distinctive and how uniform is that distinctiveness across Muslim geographical regions and through history?.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:Florence
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (699 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781136803437, 1136803432
oclc:on1058191793
LC Classification:DS35.63 ǂb .I87 2008eb
Dewey Decimal:909.09767

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- PART I The geo-political Islamic world -- 1 The Arab Middle East -- 2 West Africa -- 3 East Africa -- 4 Turkey -- 5 Iran -- 6 Central Asia -- 7 Southeast Asia -- 8 Europe -- 9 The diaspora in the West -- PART II The religious Islamic world -- 10 The Qur ān -- 11 Muḥammad -- 12 Sunnī law -- 13 Theology: freewill and predestination -- 14 Ritual life -- 15 Sufism -- 16 Shi ism -- 17 The Ibāḍīs -- 18 Relations with other religions -- PART III The intellectual Islamic world -- 19 The Arabic language -- 20 Philosophy -- 21 The scientific tradition -- 22 Education -- 23 The transmission of knowledge -- 24 Travel -- BIOGRAPHIES -- 25 Abd al-Jabbār -- 26 Niẓām al-Mulk -- 27 Al-Ghazālī -- 28 Ibn Arabī -- 29 Ibn Taymiyya -- 30 Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī -- 31 Al-Suyūṭī -- 32 Shāh Walī Allāh -- 33 Bediüzzaman Said Nursi -- 34 Sayyid Quṭb -- 35 Fazlur Rahman -- PART IV The cultural Islamic world -- 36 Art -- 37 Architecture -- 38 Material culture -- 39 Military organization and warfare -- 40 Popular piety and cultural practices -- 41 Music -- 42 Cinema -- PART V Social issues and the Islamic w…

Subjects

History Islam Islam -- 20th century Islam -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Islamic civilization Islamic countries Islamic countries -- History Pays musulmans -- Histoire