Description
Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century provides an engaging depiction of Islam as a living religion. Exploring Islam's historical context and core elements of the tradition, the authors provide a global perspective that captures the diversity of Islam in different regions and countries.
Trade Review“This unique and challenging textbook describes the historical background and present diversity of political and intellectual currents in Islam in its various forms ... This is a compact and sophisticated text, suitable for graduate students seeking to understand the roots and development of modern Islamic movements and contestations.” (Religious Studies Review, 1 December 2013)
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xviii
Part I Overview: Islam: Image and Reality 1
1 Introduction 3
Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud
2 The Historical Context 13
Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud
3 Religious Structures: Tawhid 31
Laith Saud
4 Islamic Beliefs: The Development of Islamic Ideas 51
Laith Saud
5 Islamic Political Theology 81
Laith Saud
Part II Islam and the Modern World 109
6 Islam and the State: Part I 111
Scott W. Hibbard
7 Islam and the State: Part II 135
Scott W. Hibbard
8 Muslims as Minorities in the West 157
Aminah Beverly McCloud
Part III Regional Studies 171
9 Islam in Africa 173
Babacar Mbengue
10 Islam in South Asia 203
Saeed A. Khan
11 Islam in Central Asia 217
Maria Louw
12 Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia 233
Aminah Beverly McCloud
13 Muslim Histories in Latin America and the Caribbean 249
John Tofik Karam
Part IV Islam in a Globalized World 269
14 The Ecology of Teaching about Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century 271
Aminah Beverly McCloud
15 Terrorism, Islamophobia, and the Media 285
Scott W. Hibbard
Conclusion: Image and Reality Reconsidered 309
Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard, and Laith Saud
Index 315
