edited by Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard and Laith Al-Saud.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 328 pages :
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illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction / Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud -- The historical context / Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud -- Religious structures: tawhīd / Laith Saud -- Islamic beliefs: the development of Islamic ideas / Laith Saud -- Islamic political theology / Laith Saud -- Islam and the state: part I / Scott W. Hibbard -- Islam and the state: part II / Scott W. Hibbard -- Muslims as minorities in the West / Aminah Beverly McCloud -- Islam in Africa / Babacar Mbengue -- Islam in South Asia / Saeed A. Khan -- Islam in Central Asia / Maria Louw -- Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia / Aminah Beverly McCloud -- Muslim histories in Latin America and the Caribbean / John Tofik Karam -- The ecology of teaching about Islam and Muslims in the 21st century / Aminah Beverly McCloud -- Terrorism, Islamophobia, and the media / Scott W. Hibbard -- Conclusion: image and reality reconsidered / Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This collection of essays provides an engaging introduction to Islam. The central theme is the deep contrast that exists between the commonly held images of Islam and the reality of how this religion is lived and practiced. The essays also address the historical context in which Islam emerged and its core elements, among other topics.