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Reader on Classical Islam
Francis Edward Peters
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Description for Reader on Classical Islam
Paperback. Combines passages from Islamic texts with a commentary of the author. This book enables the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence that will enable the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and, more, to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. The voices recorded here are those of Muslims engaged in discourse with their God and with each other--historians, lawyers, mystics, and theologians, from the earliest Companions of ... Read more
To enable the reader to shape, or perhaps reshape, an understanding of the Islamic tradition, F. E. Peters skillfully combines extensive passages from Islamic texts with a fascinating commentary of his own. In so doing, he presents a substantial body of literary evidence that will enable the reader to grasp the bases of Muslim faith and, more, to get some sense of the breadth and depth of Islamic religious culture as a whole. The voices recorded here are those of Muslims engaged in discourse with their God and with each other--historians, lawyers, mystics, and theologians, from the earliest Companions of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691000404
SKU
V9780691000404
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About Francis Edward Peters
F. E. Peters is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures and History at New York University and the author of many books on Islam, including The Hajj (forthcoming from Princeton).
Reviews for Reader on Classical Islam
"For a text to use in an introductory course on Islam, this volume would make an excellent choice. Islam is presented here as understood by Muslims themselves, and where Muslims themselves are in disagreement."
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