[ Muslim identities ]

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Second edition

Første utgave: New York : Columbia University Press, 2013. - Introduction: Religious Studies and the Academic Study of Islam -- Part I. Origins: 1. Arabia Prior to the Advent of Islam -- 2. The Making of the Last Prophet -- 3. The Quran: The Foundation -- Part II. Identity Formations: 4. The Spread of Islam Beyond the Arabian Peninsula -- 5. Early Sectarianism and the Formation of Shiʻism -- 6. Legal Developments and the Gradual Emergence of Sunni Islam -- 7. Sufism: The Mystical Strain in Islam -- Part III. Beliefs and Practices: 8. The Maintenance of Muslim Identities: Beliefs and Schools -- 9. The Performance of Muslim Identities -- Part IV. Modern Variations: 10. Encounters with Modernity -- 11. Constructing Muslim Women -- 12. Islam and "the West" -- 13. The Inconvenient Muslim: From Majority to Minority -- Glossary -- Index.. - "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. This new edition offers both students and general readers a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the world's second-largest religion"--

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