Tahun Terbit

2008

Edisi

Cet.3

ISBN/ISSN

979-526-760-4

Deskripsi Fisik

xiv, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

No. Panggil

371.2 ETI s

The Internet is an increasingly important source of information for many people in the Muslim world. Many Muslims in majority and minority contexts rely on the Internet ? including websites and e-mail ? as a primary source of news, information and communication about Islam. As a result, a new media culture is emerging which is having a significant impact on areas of global Muslim consciousness.…

what is the most reasonable possible conception of the doctrine of revelation found in the sources of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) in the light of modern challenges from academic studies of evolutionary psychology, analytic philosophy, and biblical history? The proposed answer is drawn from his extensive knowledge of western philosophy-- from ancient Greece to cont…

Katherine Scarfe Beckett is concerned with representations of the Islamic world in Anglo-Saxon England. Using a variety of literary, historical and archaeological evidence, Beckett argues that the first perceptions of Arabs, Ismaelites and Saracens were derived from Christian exegesis. These perceptions preconditioned Western expressions of hostility and superiority towards peoples of the Islam…

Given the widespread consensus that the Qur'an was in oral tradition before being committed to written form, it should come as no surprise to learn that the Qur'an still bears the traces of its original oral form. The field of knowledge most concerned wit

The Blackwell Companion to the Qur?an is a reader?s guide, a true companion for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur?an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. Comprises over 30 original essays by leading scholars. Provides exceptionally broad coverage - considering the structure, content and rhetoric of the Qur?an; how Muslims have interpreted the text and how they interact …

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion features newly commissioned debates on some of the most controversial issues in the field. For example: Is evil evidence against belief in God? Does science discredit religion? Is Godrsquo; s existence the best explanation of the universe? Is eternal damnation compatible with the Christian concept of God? Is morality based on Godrsquo; s commands? …

For many, the experience of religion and the family are organically connected: first exposure to religion often comes through the family, and, in families that practice a religion, it often has a shaping effect on their traditions, roles, practices, or structure. The author of this text captures the important relationship between religion and the family with a review of relevant literature on t…

This fascinating interdisciplinary study reveals connections between architecture, cosmology and mysticism. Samer Akkach demonstrates how space ordering in premodern Islamic architecture reflects the transcendental, and the sublime. The book features many new translations a number from unpublished sources, and several illustrations. Referencing a wide range of mystical texts, and with a special…

Appreciate a rich and diverse culture. Understand real people in their everyday lives. The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Muslims in Western societies. There are hundreds of books that introduce the Western reader to Islam, and dozens of books that explore various Muslim soci…