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Great world religions. Islam [digital videodisc].

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2003.

Islam -- Creeds.

Islam -- Customs and practices.

Islam -- Doctrines.

Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.

Islam -- History.

Islam -- Origin.

Islam -- Philosophy.

Islam -- Sacred books.

Philosophy and religion.

Great courses (DVD). Religion.

2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 89 p. : 19 cm.)

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.

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. The 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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