The Emergence of Islam : Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective /

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"Gabriel Said Reynolds tells the story of Islam in this brief illustrated survey, beginning with Muhammad's early life and rise to power, then tracing the origins and development of the Quran juxtaposed with biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynolds, Gabriel Said
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mohammed.
Qurʼan.
Coran > Critique, interpretation, etc.
Qurʼan > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Entstehung.
Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
RELIGION > Fundamentalism.
Islam > Histoire.
Islam > History.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The Prophet Muhammad and the rightly guided caliphs. Introduction to part 1 : historical overview
  • Muhammad in Mecca
  • Muhammad in Medina
  • The birth of an empire
  • Part 2. The Qurʼan. Introduction to part 2 : history and literature
  • The Qurʼan and its message
  • The Qurʼan and the Bible
  • Rethinking the biography of the Prophet
  • The historical context of the Qurʼan
  • Part 3. Contemporary perspectives. Introduction to part 3 : classical texts and contemporary religion
  • Contemporary Muslim narratives of Islam's emergence.

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