Islam

The Straight Path

John L. Esposito (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2016 | 5th Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-063215-1 (ISBN)

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This exceptionally successful survey text introduces the teachings and practice of Islam from its earliest origins up to its contemporary practice. John L. Esposito, an internationally renowned expert on Islam, traces the development of Islam and its impact on world history and politics.

Lucidly written and expansive in scope, Islam: The Straight Path, Updated Fifth Edition, provides keen insight into one of the world's least understood religions. It is ideally suited for use in courses on Islam, world religions, comparative religions, and Middle East history and culture.

A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online (www.oxfordislamicstudies.com), edited by John L. Esposito, is included with the purchase of every new copy of this text.

John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of more than 45 books, including What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam and The Future of Islam and is Editor in Chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online.

1. MUHAMMAD AND THE QURAN: MESSENGER AND MESSAGE; 2. THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN HISTORY; 3. RELIGIOUS LIFE: BELIEF AND PRACTICE; 4. MODERN ISLAMIC REFORM MOVEMENTS; 5. RELIGION & POLITICS; 6. THE STRUGGLE FOR ISLAM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Erscheinungsdatum	06.05.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	226 x 170 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-19-063215-1 / 0190632151
ISBN-13	978-0-19-063215-1 / 9780190632151
Zustand	Neuware