The Muslim almanac : a reference work on the history, faith, culture and peoples of Islam
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- Publication Date
- c1996
- Material Type
- Book : Cloth
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- BP 40 M83 1996
- Place of Publication
- Detroit MI
- Publisher
- Gale Research
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Physical Description
- xxxv, 581 p. : ill. ; 28.5 x 22 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Cloth
- Notes
- "Azim A. Nanji, Editor".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Chronology -- Distribution of Muslim Populations by Nation-State -- Part I: The Beginnings and Foundation of Islam -- 1. The Prophet, the Revelation and the Founding of Islam -- 2. The Quran in Muslim Life and Practice -- Part II: The History and Extension of Islam -- 3. Islam in the Middle East -- 4. Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5. Islam in South Asia -- 6. Islam in Southeast Asia -- 7. Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus -- 8. Islam in China -- 9. Islam in Spain and Western Europe -- 10. Islam in North Africa and the Mediterranean -- 11. Islam in Contemporary Europe --12. Islam in the Americas -- Part III: Diversity in Islam -- 13. Diversity in Islam: Communities of Interpretation -- Part IV: The Intellectual Tradition in Islam -- 14. Intellectual Life in Islam -- 15. Muslim Philosophy and the Sciences -- 16. The Ethical Tradition in Islam -- Part V: The Spiritual and Devotional Tradition in Islam -- 17. Early Muslim Spirituality and Mysticism -- 18. Devotional Life and Practices -- 19. Spiritual Life and Institutions -- Part VI: Law, Order, and Society in Islam -- 20. Law, Society, and Governance in Islam -- 21. Islamic Law -- Part VII: Artistic and Architectural Expression in Islam -- 22. The Arts of Islam -- 23. The Architectural Expressions in the Built Environment -- Part VIII: Literary Expressions in Islam -- 24. Muslim Literature in Arabic -- 25. Muslim Literature in Persian and Turkish -- 26. Muslim Literature in South Asia -- 27. Muslim Literature in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 28. Muslim Folklore and Folklife -- Part IX: Women and Their Contribution of Islam -- 29. Women, Men and Gender in Islam -- 30. Muslim Women Writers -- Part X: Muslim Education -- 31. Learning and Education -- Part XI: Islam and Other Faith Communities -- 32. Muslims, Jews and Christians: Relations and Interactions -- Part XII: Contemporary Developments in Islam -- 33. Islam in the Modern World -- 34. Displaced Muslim Populations -- 35. The State, the Individual. and Human Rights: Muslims in a Global Context -- 36. Fundamentalism and the Future in the Islamic World -- 37. Faith, Development, and the Built Environment of Muslims -- 38. Expressing an Identity in the West -- 39. Islam and Modernity: Intellectual Horizons -- Appendix -- Glossary -- General Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Index.
- Added Entry
- Nanji, Azim A.
- Subjects
- Islam
- Islamic countries
- ISBN
- 0-8103-8924-X
- Call Number
- BP 40 M83 1996
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries