Islam - Softcover

Rahman, Fazlur

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226702812 ISBN 13: 9780226702810

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1979

Synopsis

Fazlur Rahman's Islam is aptly titled, in that this slim volume constitutes an incisive and surprisingly comprehensive history and analysis of Islam—its history, its conflicts, its legacy—and its prospects. From Mohammed to the late twentieth century, Rahman traces the development of Islam as a religion and, more importantly, as an intellectual tradition, offering both an easily understood introduction to the faith and an impassioned argument for its future direction.

About this title

About the Author:

Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988) was the Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Chicago. His many books include Islam and Modernity: Transformation of an Intellectual Tradition and Prophecy in Islam: Philosophy and Orthodoxy, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Synopsis:

This volume constitutes a comprehensive history and analysis of Islam - its history, its conflicts, its legacy - and its prospects. It traces the development of Islam as a religion and as an intellectual tradition, offering an introduction to the faith and an argument for its future direction.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0226702812
• ISBN 13: 9780226702810
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 278