Islam: The Key Concepts

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-39638-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Reihe: Routledge Key Guides

Islam: The Key Concepts is a clear and concise guide to the religion and culture of Islam. Kecia Ali and Oliver Leaman explore this highly topical subject focusing on key issues including: the Qur’an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law.

This is the ideal study resource and includes: a comprehensive introduction, an alphabetical list of relevant terms (fully cross-referenced), a short bibliographical guide, bibliography, and index. A glossary of all non-English terms is also provided.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ali, Kecia

Leaman, Oliver

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamismus, Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Angel. Beauty. Creation. Day of Judgement. Education. Faith. Gender. Hijab. Islam in America. Jihad. Ka'bah. Love. Martyrdom. Nafs. Orientalism. Philosophy. Qu'ran. Rhetoric. Theology. Wahabism. Ziyarah

Über Autor(innen)

Kecia Ali is the author of Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence (2006). She is currently Assistant Professor of Religion at Boston University. She previously held research and teaching fellowships at Brandeis University and Harvard Divinity School.

Oliver Leaman teaches at the University of Kentucky and writes mainly on Islamic thought. His most recent relevant publication is his edited volume, The Qur'an: an Encyclopedia (Routledge, 2005).