Islamic thought an introduction

Saeed, Abdullah

Islamic thought an introduction Abdullah Saeed - Online-Ressource (x, 204 p)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index

Cover; Islamic Thought: An introduction; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Transmission of religious knowledge and Islamic thought; Chapter 2 The Qur'an: The primary foundation text; Chapter 3 The Sunna of the Prophet; Chapter 4 Legal thought; Chapter 5 Theological thought; Chapter 6 Mystical thought: Sufism; Chapter 7 Artistic expression; Chapter 8 Philosophical thought; Chapter 9 Political thought; Chapter 10 Renewal, reform and Muslim modernism; Epilogue: Trends in Islamic thought today; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Provides a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. This book traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. It explores the influences of Islamic Art and Culture, and the Islamic texts of the Qur'an, and hadith, as well as Sufism, Islamic laws, and politics




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2009
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Islam--21st century
Islam--Essence, genius, nature

BP161.3

297.2