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Publication Date:
20 Nov 2014
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic
Description
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.
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction (Clinton Bennett, Professor Islamic Studies, SUNY, USA)
Part II: Research Methods and Problems (Elliott Bazzano, Researcher)
Part III: Current Research and Issues
1.Quranic Studies (Andrew Rippin, Professor of History, University of Victoria, Canada)
2. Hadith Studies (Aisha Y. Musa, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Colgate University, USA)
3. Researching Sufism in the 21st Century: Expanding the Context of Inquiry (Arthur F Buehler, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand)
4. Islamic Theology (Mashhad Al-Allaf, Research Fellow, Cambridge University, UK)
5. Study of Shi 'ite Islam Syed Rizwan Zamir, Assistant Professor of Religion, Davidson College, USA)
6. Salafi Islam: The Study of Contemporary Religious-Political Movements William Shepard
7. Islam and the West (William Shepard, Researcher)
8. Fiqh, The Science of Islamic Jurisprudence Maria Curtis (Assistant professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies, University of Houston, USA)
9. From Margin to Mainstream: The History of Islamic Art and Architecture in the Twenty- First Century (Jaclynne J. Kerner, Assistant Professor of Art History, SUNY, USA)
Part IV: New Directions: The who, why, what, how and where of Studying Islam
Part V: Chronology
Part VI: Resources: An Annotated Bibliographical Guide
Part VII: A-Z Index of Key Terms and Concepts
References
Index
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