Title
Islam : a very short introduction / Malise Ruthven.
ISBN
9780192853899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0192853899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Language
English
Description
161 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Call Number
BP161.2 .R86 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
297
Summary
Offering fresh insights and new information, Islam: A Very Short Introduction provides a much needed discussion of Islam's past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions.
Note
Originally published: 1997.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Very short introductions ; 7.
Islam, Muslims, and Islamism
The Quran and the prophet
Divine unicity
The Shari'a and it sconsequences
Women and family
The two Jihads
Appendix: The five pillars of Islam.