The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished international team of scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. Its grounding in contemporary scholarship makes it an ideal reference source for students and scholars alike.
Edited by Andrew Rippin, a leading scholar of Islam, the volume covers the political, geographical, religious, intellectual, cultural and social worlds of Islam, and offers insight into all aspects of Muslim life including the Qur'an and law, philosophy, science and technology, art, literature, and film and much else. It explores the concept of an 'Islamic' world: what makes it distinctive and how uniform is that distinctiveness across Muslim geographical regions and through history?
| ISBN: | 9780415366465 |
| Publication date: | 7th August 2008 |
| Author: | Andrew Rippin |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 678 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Worlds |
| Genres: |
Islam Islamic and Arab philosophy History of religion History |
The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished international team of scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions.
The Islamic World features in the following genres: Islam, Islamic and Arab philosophy, History of religion, History
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The Islamic World was written by Andrew Rippin and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Islamic World has 678 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Worlds series
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