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Aspects of Islam / Ron Geaves.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2005.Description: viii, 264 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1589010736 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297 22
LOC classification:
  • BP161.3 .G435 2005
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Contents:
Introduction -- The Western media : a misrepresentation or a factual account? -- Doctrine and architecture : manifestations of Tawhid -- The Shariʾa : the law of God or a cultural construct? -- The Umma : an homogenous unity or deeply divided? -- Martyrdom : the Shiʾa doctrine of suffering opposed -- To the Sunni doctrine of 'manifest success' -- Sufism : an aberration or the voice of traditional Islam? -- The prophet of God : human messenger or a manifestation of divine qualities? -- Jihad : Islamic warfare or spiritual effort? -- Muslim fundamentalism : a misnomer or the heart of the faith? -- Muslim women : Islam's oppressed or victims of patriarchy?.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index.

Introduction -- The Western media : a misrepresentation or a factual account? -- Doctrine and architecture : manifestations of Tawhid -- The Shariʾa : the law of God or a cultural construct? -- The Umma : an homogenous unity or deeply divided? -- Martyrdom : the Shiʾa doctrine of suffering opposed -- To the Sunni doctrine of 'manifest success' -- Sufism : an aberration or the voice of traditional Islam? -- The prophet of God : human messenger or a manifestation of divine qualities? -- Jihad : Islamic warfare or spiritual effort? -- Muslim fundamentalism : a misnomer or the heart of the faith? -- Muslim women : Islam's oppressed or victims of patriarchy?.

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