Muslim Identities

An Introduction to Islam

Aaron W Hughes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2022 | 2nd edition
Equinox Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80050-209-3 (ISBN)

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Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam (Second Edition) presents a fully updated introduction to the religion of Islam and the various social groups who define themselves as Muslim. Unlike other such works, it presents both insider and outsider accounts with the aim of striking a unique balance between overly apologetical and overly Orientalist perspectives. With the first edition described as a “truly outstanding book”, and “the very best introduction currently available in English for non-Muslims seeking a sound approach to Islam” (Journal of Islamic Studies), this new edition offers both students and general readers a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the world’s second-largest religion.

Aaron W. Hughes is the Dean's Professor of the Humanities and the Philip S. Bernstein Professor in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

Preface to Second Edition
Introduction: Religious Studies and the Academic Study of Islam

Part I. Origins

Chapter 1. Arabia Prior to the Advent of Islam

Chapter 2. The Making of the Last Prophet

Chapter 3. The Quran: The Foundation

Part II. Identity Formations

Chapter 4. The Spread of Islam Beyond the Arabian Peninsula

Chapter 5. Early Sectarianism and the Formation of Shiʿism

Chapter 6. Legal Developments and the Gradual Emergence of Sunni Islam

Chapter 7. Sufism: The Mystical Strain in Islam

Part III. Beliefs and Practices

Chapter 8. The Maintenance of Muslim Identities: Beliefs and Schools

Chapter 9. The Performance of Muslim Identities

Part IV. Modern Variations

Chapter 10. Encounters with Modernity

Chapter 11. Constructing Muslim Women

Chapter 12. Islam and “the West”

Chapter 13. The Inconvenient Muslim: From Majority to Minority

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Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2022
Zusatzinfo	20 colour figures
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 234 mm
Gewicht	3756 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	1-80050-209-5 / 1800502095
ISBN-13	978-1-80050-209-3 / 9781800502093
Zustand	Neuware