Titre :	How to understand Islam
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Jomier, Jacques, Auteur
Editeur :	New York, N.Y. : Crossroad
Année de publication :	©1989
Importance :	168 p.
Présentation :	illustrations
Format :	23 cm
Note générale :	Includes bibliographies
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Islam Islamic civilization
Index. décimale :	BP 161.2
Résumé :	"How to Understand Islam" looks at Muslim religious experience as it rises out of practices required by the law or followed out of devotion. The book examines Muslim belief, religious observance, ethics, and mystical literature. It also outlines the history of Islam from its first appearance.
Note de contenu :	The Emergence of Islam -- The Expansion of Islam -- The Penetration of Islam into South Africa south of the Sahara -- The Dogma of Islam -- The Law of Islam (The Five Pillars) -- The Law of Islam and social life -- Piety, Muslim mysticism and the brotherhoods -- Christianity as Islam sees it -- Islam in the modern world -- Muslim-Christian relations -- The Problem of Muhammad -- Muslim apologetic -- Conclusion.

How to understand Islam [texte imprimé] / Jomier, Jacques, Auteur . - New York, N.Y. : Crossroad, ©1989 . - 168 p. : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Islam Islamic civilization
Index. décimale :	BP 161.2
Résumé :	"How to Understand Islam" looks at Muslim religious experience as it rises out of practices required by the law or followed out of devotion. The book examines Muslim belief, religious observance, ethics, and mystical literature. It also outlines the history of Islam from its first appearance.
Note de contenu :	The Emergence of Islam -- The Expansion of Islam -- The Penetration of Islam into South Africa south of the Sahara -- The Dogma of Islam -- The Law of Islam (The Five Pillars) -- The Law of Islam and social life -- Piety, Muslim mysticism and the brotherhoods -- Christianity as Islam sees it -- Islam in the modern world -- Muslim-Christian relations -- The Problem of Muhammad -- Muslim apologetic -- Conclusion.