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Islamic Creeds: A Selection
Prof. W. Montgomery Watt (Ed.)
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Description for Islamic Creeds: A Selection
Paperback. Professor Watt introduces the history of the creeds and takes the student through a selection of the main ones in translation. Explanatory notes and a single Shi'ite creed are also given in this useful and informative survey. Editor(s): Watt, Prof. W. Montgomery. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
There are no official creeds in Islam, but there is broad agreement in mainstream Sunnite Islam about the chief doctrines. Over the centuries these have been expressed in creeds and have been widely recognised and used for instruction. In this book Professor Watt introduces the history of the creeds and takes the student through a selection of the main ones in translation. Explanatory notes and a single Shi'ite creed are also given in this useful and informative survey.
There are no official creeds in Islam, but there is broad agreement in mainstream Sunnite Islam about the chief doctrines. Over the centuries these have been expressed in creeds and have been widely recognised and used for instruction. In this book Professor Watt introduces the history of the creeds and takes the student through a selection of the main ones in translation. Explanatory notes and a single Shi'ite creed are also given in this useful and informative survey.
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748605132
SKU
V9780748605132
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Reviews for Islamic Creeds: A Selection
Watt's translation of the creeds is fluent and clear and is well supplemented by the short explanatory notes. A useful tool for the general reader towards the understanding of some of the main issues of Muslim dogma. Watt's translation of the creeds is fluent and clear and is well supplemented by the short explanatory notes. A useful tool for the ... Read more