@Book{370161319, author="Ernst, Carl W.", title="Following Muhammad: rethinking Islam in the contemporary world", series="Islamic civilization and Muslim networks", year="2003", publisher="Univ. of North Carolina Press", address="Chapel Hill [u.a.]", keywords="Islam; 21st century; Essence, genius, nature", contents="Islam in the eyes of the West -- Approaching Islam in terms of religion -- The sacred sources of Islam -- Ethics and life in the world -- Spirituality in practice -- Postscript: reimagining Islam in the twenty-first century.", abstract="``With translations of selections from Islamic texts, some appearing in English for the first time, Ernst offers access to Muslim voices and key themes, particularly the central role of the Prophet Muhammad. He concludes with an overview of critical debates on important contemporary issues such as gender and veiling, state politics, and science and religion. A concise selected reading list provides a helpful guide for future study. This engaging introduction to Islam should be every non-Muslim's first resource for learning about a religion that is a major presence in the world.''--Jacket", note="Carl W. Ernst", note="Includes bibliographical references and index", note="Archivierung pr{\"u}fen 20200919 DE-640 1 pdager", isbn="0807828378", language="English" }