| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 351 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Religion and reason ; 19
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Religion and reason ; 19.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- General Introduction -- PART ONE General Presentations -- Islamic History as a Concept -- The Shahadah as Symbolic Representation of Muslims' Faith -- PART TWO Specific Presentations -- The Historical Development in Islam of the Concept of Islam as an Historical Development -- Islamic Law: Its 'Sources' (Ï?Ï?ΰÎ? al-fiqh) and IjtihÃ?d -- Islamic Law: Shari'ah and Shar' -- Faith, in the Qur'an; and its Relation to Belief -- Faith, in Later Islamic History; the Meaning of Tasdiq -- Faith, in Later Islamic History. |
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The Meaning of ArkÃ?nPART THREE Islam in the Indian Context; and Muslim-Hindu Relations -- The Ulama in Indian Politics -- Aligarh and Religion: A Question -- PART FOUR Muslim-Christian Relations -- Some Similarities and Some Differences Between Christianity and Islam -- Muslim-Christian Interrelations Historically: An Interpretation -- Muslim and Christian: Faith Convergence, Belief Divergence -- Is the Qur'Ã?n the Word of God? -- Notes -- Provenance -- Publications of Wilfred Cantwell Smith -- Selective Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islam.
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Islam. |
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Religion.
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Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Wilfred C. On Understanding Islam : Selected Studies. Munchen : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2012 9789027934482 |
| ISBN |
9783110825800 (electronic book) |
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3110825805 (electronic book) |
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9027934487 |
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9789027934482 |
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