{"product_id":"9781848850842","title":"Islam An Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eI.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIslam\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCatharina Raudvere\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Islam \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany existing introductions to Islam focus predominantly on the Middle East and on historical background at the expense of  Islam as a lived faith. Assessing Islam as  a truly global phenomenon, Catharina Raudvere engages thoroughly with history, (explaining the significance of the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins  of the different Sunni and Shi'a groups  within Islam), while also giving full and comprehensive coverage to Muslim ritual  life and Islamic ethics. She discusses moral debates and modern lifestyle issues such  as halal consumption, interfaith dialogue  and controversy over the wearing of the veil. Diaspora communities are considered  with a view to showing how norms and doctrines are understood - and sometimes contradicted - in social and ritual practice.  In addition, the author focuses on the meaning and continuing application  to modern life of the Quran and hadith  as sources for Islamic theology (kalam)  and jurisprudence (fiqh).The book gives much attention to questions of universal values, Islam and democracy, gender issues, women's rights and pluralism, contrasting  the thinking of Jihadists and radical Islamism with liberal reformist voices within Islam.\u003cbr\u003eIslam: An Introduction offers undergraduate students of religion and general readers a balanced, sensitive and well informed overview of the world's most intensively discussed religious and cultural tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCatharina Raudvere is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Copenhagen. Her previous books include The Book and the Roses: Sufi Women, Visibility and Zikir in Contemporary Istanbul (I.B.Tauris, 2003) and Sufism Today: Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community (I.B.Tauris, 2008, co-edited with Leif Stenberg).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781848850842\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332041277580,"sku":"9781848850842","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e95613ef-0c29-48cb-ba50-2af7ff7fd9fe.jpg?v=1783601152","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781848850842","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}