TY  - BOOK
AU  - Geaves,Ron
TI  - Aspects of Islam
SN  - 1589010736 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BP161.3 .G435 2005
U1  - 297 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Islam
KW  - Essence, genius, nature
N1  - 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?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009496.html
ER  -