Introduction : approaching the subject
History of the community
On the eve of Islam : the Hellenistic-Iranian world
Arabia : Muhammad and history of Islam to about 700 CE
Expansion and flowering : history of Islam from about 700 to 1700 CE
Aspects of Islam
The Qurʼan
The prophet Muhammad : "the best of all creation"
Rituals and celebrations
Divisions in the umma : sects, political theory
Those who know : scholars and learning
To know God's will : Islamic law
Theology and philosophy
The path to God : Sufism and wisdom
Three major figures : a philosopher, a scholar-mystic, and a reformer
Culture and counter-culture : literature and other arts
Modern developments
Modern challenges : Western imperialism and Muslim response
Turkey : secularist reform
Ideology and politics in Egypt : between secularism and Islamism
Ideology and politics in Iran : from secularism to Islamic revolution
Indonesia : Islamic society or Islamic state?
Globalization.
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Introducing Islam by William E. Shepard. ISBN 9780415455183. Published by Routledge in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
