The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies by Clinton Bennett

The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies by Clinton Bennett

The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is a comprehensive survey of the field - past, present and future. Providing an overview of the key theoretical and methodological issues, as well as practical guidance on researching, it is the ideal guide for advanced students in Islamic Studies.

Topics and case studies covered include:

- Qur'anic Studies
- Islamic Theology
- Islam and the West
- Islamic Art and Architecture
- Sufism

Research and practical tools include:

- A-Z of key terms and concepts
- Chronology
- Detailed list of resources

Presenting Islam as a multifaceted tradition, key essays from leading international contributors including Andrew Rippin and William Shepard, demonstrate how it is subject to different interpretations, with no single version privileged. Islam is treated as a lived experience, not only as theoretical ideal or textual tradition. Recommended by CHOICE, The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is an indispensable resource for students.

This excellent survey of current scholarship in the field of Islamic Studies will prove useful to college students and also to their professors-- Martin Forward, Professor of Religion at Aurora University, Illinois, USA
VERDICT: An excellent overview for advanced students and scholars pursuing research in the field of Islamic studies. -- Amanda K. Sprochi, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia * Library Journal *
Bennett's superb opening essay delineates the history of Islamic studies from medieval translations and polemics to today's complex, multifaceted discipline...Readers will find useful gems, e.g., a straightforward academic guide to traditional hadith science, ways to analyze a kalam argument, and hypotheses about why Qur'an, Sufi studies, and other subfields today are distinct from previous generations...Written for graduate studies, this book will also be useful for faculty mentoring them or merely keeping up with multiple facets of the field. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above. -- S. Ward, University of Wyoming * CHOICE *

Clinton Bennett teaches Religious Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.

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ISBN 13	9781472586902
ISBN 10	1472586905
Title	The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies
Author	Clinton Bennett
Series	Bloomsbury Companions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-11-20
Number of pages	440
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