1st Edition

Defining Islam A Reader

By Andrew Rippin Copyright 2007
402 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

416 Pages
by Routledge

Ever since a group of people came into existence who called themselves Muslims and followed Islam, questions of what it means to be a member of this group - who is to be included/excluded and what the requirements for membership are - have proven to be both divisive and defining. For scholars and critics, the issue of what constitutes or defines 'Islam' - whether examining the history of the... Read more
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Biography

Andrew Rippin is a Professor of Islamic History at the University of Victoria, Canada.