Provides a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. This book traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, fro... » 

Provides a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam. This book traces the development of religious knowledge in Islam, from the pre-modern to the modern period. It explores the influences of Islamic Art and Culture, and the Islamic texts of the Qur'an, and hadith, as well as Sufism, Islamic laws, and politics. «