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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

A Muslim primer: beginner's guide to Islam

View full imageby Ira G. Zepp    (Get the Book)
Zepp (emeritus, religious studies, Western Maryland Coll.) has written and now updated a superb introduction to Islam for the non-Islamic reader, including a brief history of the Prophet Muhammad and his ideas, the beliefs of Islam, divisions within the community, the role of women, and other topics. Scarcely less useful and informative are short sections on Islamic art, medicine, science, and architecture and hints for dialog between Islam and other religious traditions. The general reader could hardly do better than Zepp's thoughtful and careful primer. Highly recommended. --Library Journal

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