Who is Allah?

AvBruce B. Lawrence

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Engaging with the age old question of who is the God of Islam, Bruce B. Lawrence stakes out the historical nuance of Allah throughout the past 1500 years, from the earliest mention of his name to his appropriation by cyberspace. It introduces a broad range of perspectives, practices and problems linked to Allah, including debates that are intra-religious as well as inter-religious, concerning differences among Muslims as well as between Muslims and non-Muslim others. Chapters cover the range of Muslim perspectives on Allah and tackle such topics as war in the name of Allah and controversies about the use of the name Allah/ God. Throughout the author highlights the need to look at Islam with fresh eyes and to understand Allah/ God with dispassionate insight.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-03-10
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:365 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474401784

Utforska kategorier

Koranen inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Bruce Lawrence is the Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Professor and Emeritus at the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University.

Recensioner i media

In his masterfully concise book, Bruce B. Lawrence navigates vast epochs of history and traverses a multitude of cultures, weaving threads of traditions and disciplines into a guide for a brief yet intimate encounter with the infinity of the Divine. This labor of love is an eloquent and erudite inquiry that is compassionate yet candid and keenly probing. The mystery of this fast and vast quest for Allah is that it manages to say so much with superb clarity and wit.' – Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, author of What Is an American Muslim?

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Introduction; 1. Allah Invoked, Practice of the Tongue; 2. Allah Defined, Practice of the Mind; 3. Allah Remembered, Practice of the Heart4. Allah Debated, Practice of the Ear; 5. Allah Online, Practices in Cyberspace; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index