TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,Daniel W.
TI  - A new introduction to Islam
SN  - 9781405158077 (paperback)
AV  - BP161.3 .B76 2009
U1  - 297 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Chichester, UK, Malden, MA
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Islam
KW  - Essence, genius, nature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index; Pt. I. The formation of the Islamic tradition.  Islam in global perspective ; Arabia ; The pre-Islamic Near East ; The life of Muhammad ; The Qurʼān ; The tradition literature -- Pt. II. The expansion of Islam.  The conquests ; Religion of empire ; The Caliphate -- Pt. III. Islamic institutions.  Islamic law ; Islamic theology and philosophy ; Sufism -- Pt. IV. Crisis and renewal in Islamic history.  Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols ; Revival and reform ; Islam and the West ; The turbulent twentieth century ; Islam in the twenty-first century -- Glossary
ER  -