An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McCloud, Aminah Beverly
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Overview: Islam: Image and Reality
  • 1 Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Image and Reality
  • Organization of the Text
  • Discussion Questions
  • 2 The Historical Context
  • Introduction
  • Pre-Islamic Arabia: Culture, Commerce, and Contexts
  • The Early Caliphates and the Spread of Islam
  • The Medieval Empires
  • European Colonialism and Its Legacy
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 3 Religious Structures
  • Introduction
  • Tawhīd: The Organizing Principle of Islamic Thought
  • Introducing Basic Islamic Beliefs and Texts
  • Rethinking Islam: The Message, the Messenger, and God
  • The Qur'an: The Recitation
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 4 Islamic Beliefs
  • Introduction
  • The sunna of the Prophet
  • The Development of Islamic Jurisprudence, Kalam, and Philosophy
  • Conclusion
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 5 Islamic Political Theology
  • Introduction
  • Islamic Political Theology and the Qur'an
  • The Origins of Islamic Political Theology
  • The Shi'at 'Ali and the Kharijites
  • Modern Traditionalist Sunnism
  • Shi'ism
  • The Imamate
  • Branches within Shi'ism
  • Premodern and Modern Developments Built on Classical Legacies
  • Political Theology Summarized
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • Part II: Islam and the Modern World
  • 6 Islam and the State
  • Introduction
  • The Historical Context
  • Cases
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 7 Islam and the State
  • Introduction
  • The Theoretical and Historical Context
  • The Traditionalist State
  • The Critique of the Islamist Vision
  • Cases
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 8 Muslims as Minorities in the West
  • Introduction
  • The United Kingdom and the United States
  • France and Germany
  • Conclusion
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • Part III: Regional Studies
  • 9 Islam in Africa
  • Introduction
  • Islam in Africa: A Kaleidoscopic Debut
  • Islam in Africa in the Era of the Great Sudano-Sahelian States
  • Sufism in Africa
  • Movements of Islamic Reform in Africa through the Jihad: The Fulani Thread
  • Islam in Africa: The Colonial Paradox
  • Islam in Postcolonial Africa: Between Reform and Continuity
  • Islam in Africa and the "War on Terror"
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 10 Islam in South Asia
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Islamic Movements in South Asia
  • Political Islam in South Asia
  • Gender and Islam in South Asia
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions
  • Suggested Further Reading
  • 11 Islam in Central Asia
  • Introduction
  • The Early Years of Independence
  • State Policies: From Soviet Aggressive Secularism to Emergent Ambiguous Secularisms
  • Negotiating Good Muslimness
  • Future Prospects
  • Notes
  • Discussion Questions

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