TY  - GEN
N2  - Islam has more than 1.2 billion adherents worldwide.  Today, it is imperative that the West understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, what Muslims believe, their practices and history.  This set of twelve thirty-minute lectures present an exploration of Islamic law, mysticism, civilization, and Muslim life and society through the ages.  Examines the "struggle for the soul of Islam" occurring today between conservatives and reformers, mainstream Muslims and extremists, and how it affects individuals and world events, and particularly the challenges surrounding the role of women in Islam.
AB  - Islam has more than 1.2 billion adherents worldwide.  Today, it is imperative that the West understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, what Muslims believe, their practices and history.  This set of twelve thirty-minute lectures present an exploration of Islamic law, mysticism, civilization, and Muslim life and society through the ages.  Examines the "struggle for the soul of Islam" occurring today between conservatives and reformers, mainstream Muslims and extremists, and how it affects individuals and world events, and particularly the challenges surrounding the role of women in Islam.
T1  - Great world religions.
DA  - c2003.
CY  - Chantilly, VA :
AU  - Esposito, John L.
AU  - Esposito, John L.
CN  - BP165
CN  - BP165
PB  - The Teaching Company,
PP  - Chantilly, VA :
LA  - eng
PY  - c2003.
N1  - Course guidebook includes lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
N1  - Originally produced in 2003.
ID  - 352710
KW  - Religions.
KW  - Islam.
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Islam
KW  - Philosophy and religion.
SN  - 156585649X
SN  - 9781565856493
TI  - Great world religions.
ER  -