Great world religions [videorecording] : Islam / [John L. Esposito] ; producer/editor, Jaime��?� M. Aigret ; director, Tom Dunton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6102 | Teaching CompanySeries: Great courses (DVD)Publication details: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2003.Description: 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (73 p. ; 22 cm.)ISBN:
  • 156585649X :
Other title:
  • Islam
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DVD BP165 .E87 2003
Contents:
disc 1: Islam yesterday : today, and tomorrow -- The five pillars of Islam -- Muhammad, prophet and statesman -- God's word, the Quranic worldview -- The Muslim community : faith and politics -- Paths to God : Islamic law and mysticism.
disc 2: Islamic revivalism, renewal and reform -- The contemporary resurgence of Islam -- Islam at the crossroads -- Women and change in Islam -- Islam in the West -- The future of Islam.
Lecturer, John L. Esposito.Summary: Consists of twelve 30-min. lectures that provide an overview of Islam. Discusses Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, and its deep impact on world affairs both historically and today. Covers topics such as Muhammad, jihad, Sufism, Muslim beliefs about other faiths, the possible future relations between Islam and the West, Islamic civilization's contributions to art, law, and science, whether the Quran condones terrorism and what it says about God, the role of women in Islam, and Islam's compatibility with modernization, capitalism, and democracy.
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Book Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD BP 165 .E87 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .PUBLIC. Disc 1-2. 98645476
Book Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD BP 165 .E87 2003 GDBK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available .CIRCNOTE. Accompanying guidebook inside dvd case. | .PUBLIC. Accompanying guidebook. 98645475

disc 1: Islam yesterday : today, and tomorrow -- The five pillars of Islam -- Muhammad, prophet and statesman -- God's word, the Quranic worldview -- The Muslim community : faith and politics -- Paths to God : Islamic law and mysticism.

disc 2: Islamic revivalism, renewal and reform -- The contemporary resurgence of Islam -- Islam at the crossroads -- Women and change in Islam -- Islam in the West -- The future of Islam.

Lecturer, John L. Esposito.

Consists of twelve 30-min. lectures that provide an overview of Islam. Discusses Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, and its deep impact on world affairs both historically and today. Covers topics such as Muhammad, jihad, Sufism, Muslim beliefs about other faiths, the possible future relations between Islam and the West, Islamic civilization's contributions to art, law, and science, whether the Quran condones terrorism and what it says about God, the role of women in Islam, and Islam's compatibility with modernization, capitalism, and democracy.

DVD, region 1.

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