The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies

The Continuum Companion to Islamic Studiesis a comprehensive one volume reference guide to Islam and study in this area. A team of leading international scholars - Muslim and non-Muslim - cover important aspects of study in the field, providing readers with a complete and accessible source of information to the wide range of methodologies and theoretical principles involved. Presenting Islam as a variegated tradition, key essays from the contributors demonstrate how it is subject to different interpretations, with no single version privileged. In this volume, Islam is treated as a lived experience, not only as theoretical ideal or textual tradition. Featuring a series of indispensible research tools, including a substantial A-Z of key terms and concepts, chronology and a detailed list of resources, this is the essential reference guide for anyone working in Islamic Studies.

How to Use This Book \ 1. Introduction \ 2. A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts \ 3. Research Methods and Problems \ 4. Current Research and Issues \ Sufi Islam Arthur F. Buehler \ Qur'an Andrew Rippin \ Hadith Aisha Y Musa \ Islamic Philosophy and Theology Mashad Al-Allaf \ Shia' Studies Syed Rizwan Zamir \ Sunni Islam William Shepard \ Wahhabi and Salafi Movements William Shepard \ Politics Tazeen M. Murshid \ Art and Architecture Jaclynne Kerner \ Fiqh to be confirmed \ 5. New Directions in Islamic Studies \ 6. Chronology \ 7. Resources \ 8. Annotated Bibliography \ Index