TY  - BOOK
ED  - Marshall Cavendish Reference
TI  - Islamic beliefs, practices, and cultures
SN  - 9780761479260
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Tarrytown, N.Y.
PB  - Marshall Cavendish Reference
KW  - Islam
KW  - Customs and practices
KW  - Doctrines
KW  - Islamic civilization
N1  - Includes index; Defining Islam and Muslims -- Life of Muhammad -- Brief history of Islam -- European colonies and decolonization in the Islamic world -- Beliefs -- People of the book -- Practices -- Defining jihad -- Scriptures and doctrine -- Translating the Koran -- Subdivisions of Islam -- Mystical Islam -- Muslim calendar, holy days and festivals -- Eid al fitr -- Holy places -- Jerusalem -- Visual arts -- Arts festivals -- Architecture -- Islam and architecture in the United States -- Literature -- Women writers -- Performing arts -- Comedy and Islam -- Media -- Al Jazeera -- Philosophy and science -- Contemporary trends in Islamic philosophy
ER  -