A survey of Islamic history -- Why an introduction to Islam specifically for Jews? -- Arabs and Israelites -- Pre-Islamic origins -- The emergence of Islam -- Muhammad and the Jews of Medina -- The death of the prophet and the expansion of the community -- The conquests -- The caliphal dynasties -- The decline of the Muslim world -- God, the Qur'an, and Islamic law -- God -- The five doctrines or "pillars of faith" -- The evolution of a formal theology -- The Qur'an -- The interpretive tradition -- The prophetic record -- Islamic law -- The workings of shari'a -- The umma: Islam in practice -- The umma and the caliphate -- The five pillars of Islam
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88-344
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20090529 en
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88-341
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Federal government information policy and the electronic federal depository library / William Sudduth -- The impact of techn
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88-365
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issues and practices /
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23 cm.
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edited by Andrea M. Morrison for the Government Documents Round Table.
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ill. ;
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22 0
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