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

By: Contributor(s): 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
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Glossary of Islam.DDC classification:
  • 297.014 22
LOC classification:
  • BP40 .S6813 2007eb
Other classification:
  • BE 8600
Online resources: 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schools" Qur'anic symbols and themes" Religious rites and institutionsFocusing primarily on classical Islam, the historical references are mainly to the Sunni, Arab and Ottoman realms.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schools" Qur'anic symbols and themes" Religious rites and institutionsFocusing primarily on classical Islam, the historical references are mainly to the Sunni, Arab and Ottoman realms.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.

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