{"product_id":"islam-a-short-guide-to-the-faith-9780802866004","title":"Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays -- each by a different, specialized expert in the field -- readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. \u003ci\u003eIslam: A Short Guide to the Faith\u003c\/i\u003e will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuba Kana'an\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAhmet T. Karamustafa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce B. Lawrence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul L?ffler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph E. Lowry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScott C. Lucas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJon McGinnis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTahera Qutbuddin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbdulaziz Sachedina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane I. Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark N. Swanson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShawkat M. Toorawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark S. Wagner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomayra Ziad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAron Zysow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of Arabic and comparative literature in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Arabic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Arabic Literary Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit the University of Pennsylvania website for more information about him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawkat M. Toorawa\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eIbn Abi Tahir Tayfur and Arabic Writerly Culture: A Ninth-Century Bookman in Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e. See Yale University's website for more information about him.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845308059922,"sku":"9780802866004","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d91d7ea-7dff-46a2-90fa-57ffac5f7eb7.jpg?v=1737347604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/islam-a-short-guide-to-the-faith-9780802866004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}