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008			041015s2004 miuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2004024462
020			_a0780807049 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a9780780807044 (hardcover : alk. paper)
029	1		_aYDXCP _b2060664
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035			_a(Sirsi) i9780780807044
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780780807044
035			_a(OCoLC)56755701
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050	0	0	_aREF BP161.3 _b.G85 2004
100	1		_aGulevich, Tanya.
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Islam and Muslim traditions : _ban introduction to the religious practices, celebrations, festivals, observances, beliefs, folklore, customs, and calendar system of the world's Muslim communities, including an overview of Islamic history and geography / _cby Tanya Gulevich ; foreword by Frederick S. Colby.
260			_aDetroit, Mich. : _bOmnigraphics, _cc2004.
300			_a496 p. : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 443-473) and index.
505	0		_aA brief introduction to Islam. Essential beliefs and practices ; Divisions within Islam ; Arabia before Islam ; The Prophet Muhammad and the birth of Islam ; The spread of Islam and the age of Islamic empires ; The achievements of Islamic civilization ; Moving beyond stereotypes ; The geography of Islam ; Holy places of Islam -- Religious customs and folklore. Formal prayer ; Informal prayer ; Other devotional customs ; Mosque ; Quran ; Muhammad ; The other prophets, angels, and jinn ; Greetings and sayings ; Clothing and adornment ; Separation of the sexes ; Beliefs and practices concerning the body ; The evil eye, amulets, and charms ; Food ; The life cycle and conversion ; Symbols ; Animals ; Dance, music, poetry, and story -- Calendar system, holidays and other days of observance. The Muslim calendar ; The first of Muharram ; Ashura ; Mulid al-Nabi ; Laylat al-Miraj ; Laylat al-Bara'ah ; Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr ; Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr around the world ; Laylat al-Quadr ; Hajj : pilgrimage to Mecca ; Eid al-Adha ; Friday ; Hidrellez ; Lamp nights ; White nights ; Saints and their festivals ; A closer look at a few saints' festivals.
650		0	_aIslam.
650		0	_aMuslims.
650		0	_aIslam _xEssence, genius, nature.
650		0	_aIslam _xDoctrines.
650		0	_aIslam _xCustoms and practices.
650		6	_aIslam.
650		6	_aMusulmans.
650		6	_aIslam _xEssence, esprit, nature.
650		6	_aIslam _xDoctrines.
650		6	_aIslam _xCoutumes et pratiques.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004024462.html
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