A glossary of Islam [electronic resource] / Dominique Sourdel and Janine Sourdel-Thomine ; translated by Caroline Higgitt.

By:

Sourdel, Dominique

Contributor(s):

Sourdel-Thomine, Janine

Language: English, Arabic Language: English Original language: French Publication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (187 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780748629428
0748629424

Uniform titles:

Vocabulaire de l'Islam. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Glossary of Islam.DDC classification:

297.014 22

LOC classification:

BP40 .S6813 2007eb

Other classification:

BE 8600

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Summary: This concise, accessible glossary of key Islamic terms is written by two of France's most eminent scholars of Islam. It offers brief explanations of the core background elements required by those beginning the study of Islam and covers the following:" Famous historical figures" Theological schools" Juridicial schools" Qur'anic symbols and themes" Religious rites and institutionsFocusing primarily on classical Islam, the historical references are mainly to the Sunni, Arab and Ottoman realms. This short book is an ideal text for those new to the subject of Islamic Studies and Islamic and Middle.

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Translated from the French, with some Arabic.

This concise, accessible glossary of key Islamic terms is written by two of France's most eminent scholars of Islam. It offers brief explanations of the core background elements required by those beginning the study of Islam and covers the following:" Famous historical figures" Theological schools" Juridicial schools" Qur'anic symbols and themes" Religious rites and institutionsFocusing primarily on classical Islam, the historical references are mainly to the Sunni, Arab and Ottoman realms. This short book is an ideal text for those new to the subject of Islamic Studies and Islamic and Middle.