Surprise Castle
/Books/Religion/Major World Religion/Islam/History
Teaching Humanity: An Alternative Introduction to Islam

Teaching Humanity: An Alternative Introduction to Islam - Paperback

$37.99
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Vernon James SchubelPublish date:2023-03-22Pages:277
Language:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9783031223617ISBN-10:3031223616UPC:9783031223617Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Ethnic Studies, Comparative ReligionBook Topic:History, Middle Eastern StudiesSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC0YMS14VX

This book introduces Islam through a "humanistic" lens, by highlighting the affective traditions and expressions associated with Sufism and Shi'ism. While most introductory books emphasize the shari'a, and especially the "Five Pillars," as the primary defining characteristic of Islam, Vernon James Schubel provides an alternative introduction which instead underscores the importance of humanity and the human being within Islamic thought and practice. The book stresses the diversity of Islamic beliefs and practices, presenting them as varied responses to the shared multivalent concepts of tawhid (the unity of God), nubuwwa (prophecy) and qiyama (the Day of Judgment). Readers are introduced to essential aspects of Islam including the life of the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an, the development of the shari'a, and the emergence of the Sunni, Shi'a and Sufi traditions. The book concludes with a call to redefine "mainstream" Islam, as a religious tradition focused on the centrality of love and rooted in the importance of humanity and universal human virtues.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9783031223617ISBN-10:3031223616UPC:9783031223617Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Ethnic Studies, Comparative ReligionBook Topic:History, Middle Eastern StudiesSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC0YMS14VX

Vernon James Schubel is Professor of Religious Studies at Kenyon College where he also helped to establish its Asian and Middle East Studies and Islamic Civilization and Cultures programs. He is the author of numerous articles on Islam and the monograph, Religious Performance in Contemporary Islam: Shi'i Devotional Rituals in South Asia.


Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Edition

2023 Edition

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All