| Description |
324 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1 - Faith -- Universal religion -- Life of Muhammad -- Five Pillars of Islam -- Islamic law - Shari'ah -- Muslim year -- Pt. 2 - Islamic history -- Islamic empire (622-1258) -- Ottoman supremacy (1259-1650) -- Rise of Islamic 'fundamentalism' -- Clash of civilisations? -- Chronology -- Pt. 3 - Islamic sects -- Sunni Islam -- Shi' (Shi'ite) Islam -- Other Islamic sects -- Pt. 4 - Muslim World -- Arabian Peninsula -- Northern Arabia and Egypt -- North Africa (The Maghreb) -- Turkey and the Balkans -- Iran -- Sub-continent and South Asia -- Indonesia and the East Indies -- Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa -- East Africa -- Caucasus and Volga region -- Transoxia, Central Asia and China -- Britain and Western Europe. A |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Islam.
|
| Author |
Chippindale, Peter.
|
| ISBN |
9780753511947 paperback |
|
0753511940 paperback |
|
