RT Book
T1 An introduction to Islam
T2 Introduction to religion
A1 Waines, David
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2003
ED Second edition.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/874299853
AB This wide-ranging account of the history and theology of one of the world's most dynamic religions tells the story of Islamic beliefs and practices as they developed from the earliest times down to the present day. For this revised and updated second edition, David Waines has added a long section tackling head-on the issues arising from Islam's place in the changing world order at the turn of the new millennium. The wars in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Israel, and the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, have raised global awareness of Islam at a superficial level - but little has been written which considers Islamic political and military extremism in relation to mainstream Muslim history and theology. Coming at the end of a book which has explored the ideas and traditions of Islam in depth, this new section offers thought-provoking reflections on the place of religion in the current conflicts.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BP161.2
SN 9780511801037
SN 9780521539067
SN 9780521831413
K1 Islam
DO 10.1017/CBO9780511801037