Islam Today

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84706-478-3
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 257 g

Reihe: Religion Today

This new introduction aims to present Islam through the lens of contemporary issues. Illustrated with examples and case studies taken from lived religion, each chapter looks at Islam in a modern context, and modern issues relevant to the religion.

After an initial chapter providing an overview of the Islamic faith, ist history and basic theological tenets, Ron Geaves moves through key contemporary themes: Islam and diversity, ethics and morality, gender, fundamentalism, and the relationship between Islam and the West. Concluding with a final section looking at the future for Islam, ist relevance in modern times, the future for the religion in question and what it can contribute to society in terms of inter-religious dialogue and harmony between different communities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Geaves, Ron

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Islam: the basics
2. Islam and diversity
3. Islam and ethics and morality: The challenge of textual interpretation
4. Islam and Gender
5. Islam and Fundamentalism
6. Islam and the West
7. Islam: the future
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ron Geaves is Professor of the Comparative Study of Religion at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He is Co-editor of the Journal of Fieldwork in Religion and the Journal of Religions of South Asia.