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Islam: A Very Short Introduction

First released 2004English39 recordingson 1 releases

book

Written by

Malise RuthvenWriter

Recordings

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Chapter 1: "Islam, Muslims, and Islamism", Sections 1–2: Introduction / Islam as IdentityMalise Ruthven7:07
Chapter 1, Section 3: Islam as Political IdeologyMalise Ruthven6:25
Chapter 1, Section 4: Islam as FaithMalise Ruthven5:31
Chapter 1, Sections 5–6: Institutional Leadership / Legal ModernizationMalise Ruthven5:29
Chapter 1, Section 7: Successes and Failures of the Islamic State, Part 1Malise Ruthven4:48
Chapter 1, Section 7: Successes and Failures of the Islamic State, Part 2Malise Ruthven5:20
Chapter 1, Sections 8–10: A Religious Awakening? / Or a Spiritual Vacuum? / Conclusion: Islam and IslamismMalise Ruthven7:14
Chapter 2: "The Quran and the Prophet", Sections 1–2: Introduction / The Quran, Part 1Malise Ruthven5:06
Chapter 2, Section 2: The Quran, Part 2Malise Ruthven7:14
Chapter 2, Section 3: Sira (Biography), Part 1Malise Ruthven7:01
Chapter 2, Section 3: Sira (Biography), Part 2Malise Ruthven7:43
Chapter 2, Section 3: Sira (Biography), Part 3Malise Ruthven7:42
Chapter 2, Section 4: Hadith 'Traditions'Malise Ruthven4:01
Chapter 2, Section 5: The Elaboration of Muhammad's ImageMalise Ruthven7:12
Chapter 3: "Divine Unicity", Sections 1–2: Tawhid: Introduction / The First Sectarian Divisions, Part 1Malise Ruthven4:49
Chapter 3, Sections 2–3: The First Sectarian Divisions, Part 2 / Other Branches of Shi'ismMalise Ruthven6:56
Chapter 3, Section 4: Tawhid in Early Islamic ThoughtMalise Ruthven6:09
Chapter 3, Sections 5–6: The Sunni Consensus / Theosophical SpeculationsMalise Ruthven5:05
Chapter 3, Section 7: SufismMalise Ruthven6:10
Chapter 3, Sections 8–9: Sufism and Shi'ism / Shi'ism and Iran, Part 1Malise Ruthven4:25
Chapter 3, Section 10: Shi'ism and Iran, Part 2Malise Ruthven5:53
Chapter 4: "The Shari'a and Its Consequences", Section 1: IntroductionMalise Ruthven3:58
Chapter 4, Section 2: The Roots of Islamic LawMalise Ruthven6:35
Chapter 4, Section 3: Ijtihad: The Struggle for TruthMalise Ruthven5:12
Chapter 4, Sections 4–5: The Shari'a: An All-Encompassing Ideal / The Shari'a and Muslim SocietiesMalise Ruthven7:45
Chapter 5: "Women and Family", Section 1: IntroductionMalise Ruthven3:48
Chapter 5, Section 2: Women and the Shari'aMalise Ruthven6:21
Chapter 5, Sections 3–5: Marriage and Divorce / Temporary Marriage / Islam and SexualityMalise Ruthven6:19
Chapter 5, Section 6: Women in Social and Religious LifeMalise Ruthven5:50
Chapter 5, Sections 7–8: Women, Colonialism, and the Family / Sartorial PoliticsMalise Ruthven7:06
Chapter 5, Sections 9–11: Legal Reforms and the Backlash Against Them / Islam and Feminism / ConclusionMalise Ruthven7:31
Chapter 6: "The Two Jihads", Section 1: IntroductionMalise Ruthven5:16
Chapter 6, Sections 2–4: The Greater Jihad / The Sufi Tariqas / Jihad and ResistanceMalise Ruthven5:33
Chapter 6, Sections 5–7: Reformists and Modernists / The End of the Caliphate / The Quest for an Islamic StateMalise Ruthven7:00
Chapter 6, Sections 8–9: The Muslim Brotherhood / The New JahiliyaMalise Ruthven3:55
Chapter 6, Section 10: The Impact of the Iranian RevolutionMalise Ruthven4:04
Chapter 6, Sections 11–12: The Appeal of Islamism / Urbanization and its EffectsMalise Ruthven4:23
Chapter 6, Sections 13–14: The International Dimension / The Problem of ModernizationMalise Ruthven5:31
Chapter 6, Sections 15–16: The Failure of Islamism / Future ProspectsMalise Ruthven7:03

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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
Islam: A Very Short IntroductionMalise Ruthven · 2004

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