Great World Religions Islam

Islam has more than 1.2 billion adherents worldwide. Today, it is imperative that the West understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, what Muslims believe, their practices and history. This set of twelve thirty-minute lectures present an exploration of Islamic law, mysticism, civi...

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Main Author: Esposito, John L.
Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, c2003.
Series:Great courses (DVD). Religion.
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Table of Contents:
  • Disc 1. Lecture 1. Islam yesterday, today, and tomorrow ; Lecture 2. The five pillars of Islam ; Lecture 3. Muhammad
  • prophet and statesman ; Lecture 4. God's word
  • the Quranic worldview ; Lecture 5. The Muslim community
  • faith and politics ; Lecture 6. Paths to God
  • Islamic law and mysticism
  • Disc 2. Lecture 7. Islamic revivalism, renewal and reform ; Lecture 8. The contemporary resurgence of Islam ; Lecture 9. Islam at the crossroads ; Lecture 10. Women and change in Islam ; Lecture 11. Islam in the West ; Lecture 12. The future of Islam.