Muslim identities an introduction to Islam
Record details
- ISBN: 0231161476 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780231161473 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0231161468 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780231161466 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0231531923 (electronic book)
- ISBN: 9780231531924 (electronic book)
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (310 pages)
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electronic resource - Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | Multi-User. Includes index. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Religious studies and the academic study of Islam -- Origins. Setting the stage: pre-Islamic Arabia -- The making of the last prophet -- The Quran: the base narrative -- Identity formations. Islam beyond the Arabian peninsula: a historical overview -- Early sectarianism and the formation of Shiʻism -- Legal developments and the rise of Sunni Islam -- Sufism -- Beliefs and practices. Constituting identities: beliefs and schools -- The performance of Muslim identities -- Modern variations. Encounters with modernity -- Constructing Muslim women -- Islam post-September 11. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Restricted to users at subscribing institutions. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Subject: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies RELIGION / Islam / General Islam Islam |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
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