Islam in Social Science Books

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'In four brief chapters, ' writes Clifford Geertz in his preface, 'I have attempted both to lay out a general framework for the comparative analysis of religion and to apply it to a study of the development of a supposedly single creed, Islam, in two quite contrasting civilizations, the Indonesian and to Moroccan.'

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The Global Studies series is designed to provide comprehensive background information and selected world press articles on the regions and countries of the world. This edition of Global Studies: Islam and the Muslim World is a mini-encyclopedia on the subject. The Preface maintains that we are living in a globally interdependent world in which it is imperative for the non-Muslim world to understand the faith of 1.3 billion Muslims who live all over the world. Part I comprises two chapters: Chapter 1 is a timeline of the "Momentous Events And Influential Muslims That Have Shaped Islamic Civilization (570-1605 CE);" Chapter 2, "Understanding Islam, Muslims, Islamism, and Anti-Americanism," comprises sections on the "Fundamentals of Islam," "Islamism," "Myths and Misconceptions About Islam and Muslims," as well as "Islamophobia in the West and Anti-Westernism/Anti-Americanism in the Muslim World." Chapter 2 also has several informative boxes and tables that present vitally important matters pertaining to Islam and Islamism at a glance. The two boxes are "The Ninety-Nine Names of God" and "Sensational Events in the Media about Islam and Muslims." The six tables in the chapter are "Sunnis and Shi`as: A Comparison of Islam's Two Major Sects," "A Comparison of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity," "Jesus and Muhammad: Founders of the World's Two Largest Religions," "Islam and the Nation of Islam: A Comparative Overview," "Revolutionary Islamists and Muslim Secularists: A Succinct Comparison," and "A Comparison of Revolutionary Islamists and Progressive Islamists." Part II comprises informative "Country Reports" for the fifty-seven member states that represent the Muslim world's interests through the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). Part III provides readers with world press articles on various aspects of the World of Islam. This book also provides readers with a list of annotated Internet sites on Islam. In addition, a list of articles and books on Islam and the Muslim world, a selected glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive and easy to access index are provided.

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A personal, richly detailed study of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan traces the development of the organization from 1977 to the present day, separating the group's rhetoric from its real objectives and condemning its exploitation of poor and working-class African Americans.

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Both a dictionary and a glossary of terms, this work attempts to cover the entire field of Islam - religious, ethical and philosophical. Features include the use of terms most likely to be encountered in current reading, and biographies of eminent Muslim and Islamic scholars throughout the ages.

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<P>Family formation and spacing have been central concerns in Islam for the last fourteen hundred years. <b></b><b><i>Family Planning in the Legacy of Islam</i></b> is the result of a massive research project, gathering views from leading Islamic theologians and jurists from the seventh to the twentieth centuries. These views combine to provide a comprehensive survey of the Islamic attitude towards, and practice of, family planning. The work has been discussed and shaped at each stage by a committee of Islamic experts representing the majority of the Muslim countries. <br> <br> This book provides the first comprehensive and objective analysis of Islamic jurisprudence as it relates to family planning, and it dispels many misconceptions. Abdel-Rahim Omran reveals that Islam has been endorsing contraception for fourteen hundred years, and examines the opinions of leading theologians, the teachings of the Qur`an and the Prophets, Sunnah (tradition) and the views of the nine Islamic schools of jurisprudence. He also examines family planning in the twentieth century with the increased pressures of population control, health care and rapid urbanization. <br> Published for the United Nations Population Fund<br></P>

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