What is islam?: the importance of being islamic
Auteur :
Ahmed, Shahab
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691178318
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
862 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we abandon "Islamic" altogether as an anal