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Introducing Islam de William E. Shepard

Introducing Islam

Autor William E. Shepard
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 ian 2014

Remarcăm în această a doua ediție a lucrării Introducing Islam o actualizare substanțială a conținutului, menită să răspundă provocărilor socio-politice contemporane. Autorul William E. Shepard extinde analiza dincolo de fundamentele teologice, introducând capitole esențiale dedicate raportului dintre Islam și valorile democratice, drepturile omului și rolul femeii în societate. Această revizuire transformă textul dintr-o simplă introducere istorică într-un instrument critic de înțelegere a dinamicii religioase actuale.

Structura volumului este organizată pedagogic în trei părți distincte. Prima secțiune reface traseul istoric al comunității musulmane, de la perioada pre-islamică până la expansiunea sa clasică. Cea de-a doua parte analizează pilonii credinței — Coranul, figura Profetului Muhammad, legea islamică (Sharia) și misticismul sufit. Considerăm deosebit de utilă progresia către partea a treia, unde William E. Shepard aplică teoria pe studii de caz geografice: secularismul din Turcia, tensiunile din Egipt, revoluția din Iran și pluralismul din Indonezia. Comparabil cu Islam: The Basics de Colin Turner în rigurozitatea prezentării fundamentelor, acest volum se diferențiază prin profunzimea analizei politice și prin includerea celor 58 de ilustrații care sprijină materialul didactic.

Experiența de lectură este facilitată de un aparat critic robust, specific editurii Routledge. Textul integrează casete de gândire critică, obiective de învățare și un glosar detaliat de termeni arabi, elemente care ajută la clarificarea unor concepte adesea interpretate eronat în spațiul public. Este o resursă academică ce propune o abordare echilibrată, situând tradiția islamică într-un context globalizat.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415533454
ISBN-10: 0415533457
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: 58 black & white halftones
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Undergraduate

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Recomandăm această carte studenților și cititorilor care doresc să depășească preconcepțiile despre lumea musulmană printr-o analiză factuală. Veți câștiga o înțelegere clară a modului în care teologia islamică interacționează cu politica modernă în state-cheie precum Iran sau Turcia. Este un ghid esențial pentru oricine studiază științele politice sau istoria religiilor, oferind instrumentele necesare pentru a naviga complexitatea dezbaterilor actuale despre globalizare și drepturile omului.

Descriere scurtă

Just what is Islam and what does it mean to be a Muslim in the world today? Since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, Islam has become one of the most controversial and misunderstood religions in the world. Introducing Islam encourages students to put aside their preconceptions and explore this fascinating religion.
William Shepard traces the history of Islam from its origins in the life and career of Mohammed, through its classical expressions, to its interactions with the West in the modern world. A chapter is devoted to each major topic, including The Quran, Islamic law, Islamic theology, and the Sufi movement, as well as community rituals and Islamic art and culture. There is a survey of modern developments and four chapters are dedicated to individual countries, Turkey, Iran, Egypt and Indonesia.
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this core textbook adds crucial material on contemporary issues such as women in Islam and democratization and human rights. Illustrated throughout, the book also includes learning objectives, a glossary of key Arabic terms, comprehensive further reading lists and critical thinking boxes, helping students to critically engage with the material in each chapter. Further teaching and learning resources are available on the companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/shepard .This book continues to be essential reading for students of Islam worldwide.

Cuprins

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements  Preface to the Second Edition  Notes on Transliteration and Pronunciation  1. Introduction: Approaching the Subject  Part One: History of the Community  2. On the Eve of Islam  3. The Beginnings of Islam  4. Expansion and Flowering: of Islam  Part Two: Aspects of Islam  5. The Qur'an  6. The Prophet Muhammad  7. Rituals and Ceremonies  8. Divisions in the Umma and Political Thought  9. Scholars and learning  10. To Know God's Will: Islamic Law  11. Theology and Philosophy  12. The Sufi Path to God  13. A Philosopher, a scholar-mystic, and a Reformer  14. Culture and Counter-culture  Part Three: Modern Developments  15. Western Imperialism and Muslim Response  16. Turkey: Secularist Reform  17. Egypt: Between Secularism and Islamism  18. Iran: From Secularism to Islamic Revolution  19. Indonesia: Islamic Society or Islamic State?  20. Globalisation: Challenge and Opportunity  21. Three Cultural Flashpoints: Gender, Democracy and Human Rights  Appendix I: Glossary  of Names and Terms  Appendix II: Chronology  Appendix III: The Islamic Calendar  Appendix IV: Classical Arabic Names  Appendix v: Muhammad's Wives  Further Reading  References  Index  

Recenzii

"This is an important, timely and valuable contribution to the understanding of Islam in the world of today. Shepard succeeds in providing an accessible and empathetic introduction to Islam whilst also allowing for sufficient depth for the reader to go beyond the mere facts. The objectives for each chapter are clearly laid out and, with the discussion questions and additional website material, this results in a book that I will not hesitate in recommending to my students." Roy Jackson, University of Gloucestershire, UK
"Introducing Islam is a fine, balanced and approachable text for bringing a basic understanding of Islam to undergraduates. Key issues in Islamic social and institutional histories, religious practices, scripture and theology are presented clearly and with an eye towards classroom activities and variable modes of syllabus organization. I've used this textbook multiple times - my students have appreciated its clarity, liked it, and learned from it." Rocco Gangle, Endicott College, USA
"Shepard provides a comprehensive and intelligible study of Islam, from its origins in the seventh century to its dynamic developments in the medieval periods, providing insight into the manifestations of Islamic civilization beyond theology, such as on art, culture and rituals. Tracing Islam into the modern era, he sketches the complexity of how Islamic societies from the Middle East to Indonesia have confronted the tensions between traditional beliefs and contemporary expressions of Islam. Masterfully, this catholic and lucid discussion of Islam is accomplished without losing any of the sophistication of the topic." Awad Halabi, Wright State University, USA

"This well-articulated presentation of Islam is encyclopaedic but also very approachable – appropriately academic, but not mindnumbingly verbose with it. It is an ideal textbook, for introductory texts often run the risk of becoming as repetitive as the Mandelbrot set, but here the author, succinctly and successfully, articulates the issues in an accessible vernacular idiom. Reading good academic books is very much about both information and enjoyment, and ideally literature introducing major world religions should be both educational and a pleasure to read. Shepard has scored well on both." Abdullah Drury, University of Waikato
"In 21 chapters, the second edition of this book offers a very substantial survey of Islam from its origins to the present... Introductory texts on Islam are not hard to find, but this one has a number of features to recommend it to students and other serious readers, not least its comprehensive coverage and empathetic presentation of Muslims' own perspectives." Christopher van der Krogt, Massey University, New Zealand
"William Shepard...has released a second edition of Introducing Islam. This book appears to have two broad objectives, firstly to bring to readers an overview of Islamic history, theology and philosophy, and secondly to enter into and address some of the most difficult areas of debate around modern Islam. Shepard is one of those authors who seems to be able to write in a way that will suit various levels of readership. This is both an accessible and sophisticated text." Anthony Smith, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand

"William Shepard...has released a second edition of Introducing Islam. This book appears to have two broad objectives, firstly to bring to readers an overview of Islamic history, theology and philosophy, and secondly to enter into and address some of the most difficult areas of debate around modern Islam. Shepard is one of those authors who seems to be able to write in a way that will suit various levels of readership. This is both an accessible and sophisticated text." Anthony Smith, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand