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Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians
Francis Edward Peters
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Description for Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians
Paperback. Introduces Islam to readers with Christian or Jewish backgrounds. This book starts with the central feature of Muslim faith and life: the Quran. It compares Jesus and Muhammad, describes Islamic commandments and rituals, details the structures of Sunni and Shi'ite communities, and lays out central Islamic beliefs on war, women, and mysticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
The Quran is a sacred book with profound, and familiar, Old and New Testament resonances. And the message it promulgated, Islam, came of age during an extraordinarily rich era of interaction among monotheists. Jews, Christians, and Muslims not only worshipped the same God, but shared aspirations, operated in the same social and economic environment, and sometimes lived side by side, indistinguishable by language, costume, or manners. Today, of course, little of this commonality is apparent, and Islam is poorly understood by most non-Muslims. Entering Islam through the same biblical door Muhammad did, this book introduces readers with Christian or Jewish ... Read more
The Quran is a sacred book with profound, and familiar, Old and New Testament resonances. And the message it promulgated, Islam, came of age during an extraordinarily rich era of interaction among monotheists. Jews, Christians, and Muslims not only worshipped the same God, but shared aspirations, operated in the same social and economic environment, and sometimes lived side by side, indistinguishable by language, costume, or manners. Today, of course, little of this commonality is apparent, and Islam is poorly understood by most non-Muslims. Entering Islam through the same biblical door Muhammad did, this book introduces readers with Christian or Jewish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691122335
SKU
V9780691122335
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About Francis Edward Peters
F. E. Peters is Professor of History, Religion, and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University and past chair of those departments. His books include "The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" and the two-volume "The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition" (all Princeton).
Reviews for Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians
"With this Guide, readers ... who have wanted an informed and balanced account of Muslim belief and practice need wait no longer."
C. Clifton Black, Theology Today "Clearly the reading public needs a book describing Islam that avoids trendy multiculturalism as well as Christian rejectionism. That is precisely what F.E. Peters provides in this lucid guide. Peters manifests all the virtues ... Read more
C. Clifton Black, Theology Today "Clearly the reading public needs a book describing Islam that avoids trendy multiculturalism as well as Christian rejectionism. That is precisely what F.E. Peters provides in this lucid guide. Peters manifests all the virtues ... Read more