xii, 346 pages ; 22 cm

The revised, second edition of this authoritative text provides a survey of Islamic history and thought with new chapters on intellectual thought and medieval developments. Rippin examines the elements which come together to form Islam, in particular the Qur'an and the traditions from Muhammad. With a combination of well-documented source material, recent research in the field and thorough critical analysis, Rippin provides a concise and challenging introduction to this important and frequently misunderstood religious group

Previous edition: 1993

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Prehistory -- The Qur'an -- Muhammad -- Political action and theory -- Theological exposition -- Legal developments -- Ritual practice -- The Shia -- Sufi devotion -- Intellectual culture -- Medieval visions of Islam -- Describing modernity -- Muhammad and modernity -- The Qur'an and modernity -- Issues of identity -- Feminism's Islam -- Visions for Islam in the twenty-first century and beyond

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