Muslims (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)

About this book

Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to the contemporary period. It examines the unique elements which have combined to form Islam in particular the Qurn and perceptions of the Prophet Muammad and traces the ways in which these ideas have interacted to influence Islams path to the present. Combining core source materials with coverage of current scholarship and of recent events in the Islamic world Bernheimer and Rippin introduce this hugely significant religion including alternative visions of Islam found in Shiism and Sufism in a succinct challenging and refreshing way. The improved and expanded fifth edition is updated throughout and includes new textboxes. With detailed illustrations and a new companion website Muslims is the ideal introduction for students who wish to explore the key issues of Muslims from the Qurn to Islamic feminism to issues of identity Islamophobia and modern visions of Islam.