Aspects of Islam / [print]
Ron Geaves.
- Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, (c)2005.
- viii, 264 pages ; 23 cm.
Introduction -- The Western media : a misrepresentation or a factual account? -- Doctrine and architecture : manifestations of tawhid -- The Shari a : the law of God or a cultural construct? -- The Umma : an homogenous unity or deeply divided? -- Martyrdom : the Shi a doctrine of suffering opposed to the Sunni doctrine of 'manifest success' -- Sufism : an aberration or the voice of traditional Islam? -- The prophet of God : human messenger or a manifestation of divine qualities? -- Jihad : Islamic warfare or spiritual effort? -- Muslim fundamentalism : a misnomer or the heart of the faith? -- Muslim women : Islam's oppressed or victims of patriarchy?.