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Great world religions. Islam [videorecording] / John L. Esposito.

Esposito, John L. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 156585649X
ISBN: 9781565856493
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 89 p. ; 20 cm.)
Edition: 2nd ed., Library ed.
Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cataloged from container. "Part 1 of 1"--Container. Course guidebook includes lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Lecture 1. Islam: yesterday, today, and tomorrow ; Lecture 2. The five pillars of Islam ; Lecture 3. Muhammad: prophet and statesman ; Lecture 4. God's word: the Quranic worldview ; Lecture 5. The Muslim community: faith and politics ; Lecture 6. Paths to God: Islamic law and mysticism -- disc 2. Lecture 7. Islamic revivalism: renewal and reform ; Lecture 8. The contemporary resurgence of Islam ; Lecture 9. Islam at the crossroads ; Lecture 10. Women and change in Islam ; Lecture 11. Islam in the West ; Lecture 12. The future of Islam.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer: John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Islamic Studies, Georgetown University.
System Details Note:	DVD.