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Esposito, John L.
Subjects
Religions.
Islam.
Islam -- History.
Islam -- Customs and practices.
Islam -- Doctrines.
Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
Islam -- Origin.
Islam -- Philosophy.
Islam -- Sacred books.
Women in Islam.
Philosophy and religion.
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Esposito, John L.
Religions.
Islam.
Islam -- History.
Islam -- Customs and practices.
Islam -- Doctrines.
Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
Islam -- Origin.
Islam -- Philosophy.
Islam -- Sacred books.
Women in Islam.
Philosophy and religion.
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Great world religions.
Islam
[videorecording (DVD)] / John L. Esposito.
by
Esposito, John L.
Teaching Company, 2003.
Call #:
DVD 297 E77gi
Subjects
Religions.
Islam
.
Islam
--
History.
Islam
--
Customs and practices.
Islam
--
Doctrines.
Islam
--
Essence, genius, nature.
Islam
--
Origin.
Islam
--
Philosophy
.
Islam
--
Sacred books.
Women in
Islam
.
Philosophy
and religion.
Series
Great courses (DVD).
Great courses (DVD). Religion.
ISBN:
9781565856493
156585649X
Alternate title:
Islam
[videorecording (DVD)]
Great Courses. Great world religions.
Islam
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 89 p. : 19 cm.)
Notes:
Course guidebook includes lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Course no. 6102.
"12 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1.
Islam
yesterday, today, and tomorrow
--
The five pillars of
Islam
--
Muhammad
--
Prophet and statesman
--
God's word
--
the Quranic worldview
--
The Muslim community
--
Faith and politics
--
Paths to God
--
Islamic law and mysticism
--
Disc 2. Islamic revivalism, renewal and reform
--
The contemporary resurgence of
Islam
--
Islam
at the crossroads
--
Women and change in
Islam
--
Islam
in the West
--
The future of
Islam
.
Production:
The Teaching Company ; with John L. Esposito, Ph. D. ; Producer/editor, Jaim©♭e M. Aigret ; director, Tom Dunton.
Performers:
Lecturer: John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Islamic Studies, Georgetown University.
Summary:
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, civilization, and Muslim life and society through the ages. Examines the "struggle for the soul of
Islam
" occurring today between conservatives and reformers, mainstream Muslims and extremists, and how it affects individuals and world events, and particularly the challenges surrounding the role of women in
Islam
.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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