An Introduction to Islam, 3rd Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 3rd Edition March 5, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0131835637
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0131835634
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Description
The author's extensive field work, experience, and scholarship combined with his engaging writing style and passion for the subject sets this text apart. An Introduction to Islam, Third Edition, provides students with a thorough and unified topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. It places Islam within a cultural, political, social, and religious context and looks at its connections with Judeo-Christian morals. The text's integration of the doctrinal and devotional elements of Islam enables students to see how Muslims think and live-engendering understanding and breaking down stereotypes. An Introduction to Islam, ThirdEdition also reviews pre-Islamic history so students can see how Islam developed historically.

Publisher Description
The author's extensive field work, experience, and scholarship combined with his engaging writing style and passion for the subject sets this text apart. An Introduction to Islam, Second Edition, provides students with a thorough and unified topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. It places Islam within a cultural, political, social, and religious context and looks at its connections with Judeo-Christian morals. The text's integration of the doctrinal and devotional elements of Islam enables students to see how Muslims think and live--engendering understanding and breaking down stereotypes. An Introduction to Islam, Second Edition also reviews pre-Islamic history so students can see how Islam developed historically. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: An Introduction to Islam (2nd Edition) (Paperback) Let's say you know nothing about Islam. But you want to learn everything about it that can be learned in one book, and in a readable format. Pick up Denny. He covers the full gamut of psychology, religion, history, sociology, and much more, in a way the layman can easily understand. There are times when he seems to accept a little too much the Muslim version of history without investigating it further, but in general he seems to respect Islamic beliefs and still maintain a historical critical perspective. Especially helpful is the background in Mesopotamian beliefs, Judaism, and Christianity provided before hand. It frames the Islamic movement historically, and also provides an easy etic segue for the typical Western reader. And while Denny goes into great detail on orthodox and folk Islam, he is to be additionally commended for the sections on Sufism, which often get short shrift in scholarly works on Islam. The title is apt. After reading this, one will know Islam thoroughly at the introductory level.