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Great world religions [videorecording] : Islam / John L. Esposito, Ph. D. ; Producer/editor, Jaimée M. Aigret ; director, Tom Dunton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSeries: Great courses (DVD). Religion.Publication details: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2003.Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 89 p. : 19 cm.)ISBN:
  • 156585649X
  • 9781565856493
Other title:
  • Islam
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP165 .E87 2003c
Contents:
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.
Production credits:
  • Content supervisor, Maggie Lyons.
Lecturer: John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Islamic Studies, Georgetown University.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.
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library DVD/297/ISLAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3984440005577

Course guidebook includes lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

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.

Content supervisor, Maggie Lyons.

Lecturer: John L. Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Islamic Studies, Georgetown University.

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.

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