The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies

The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is a comprehensive survey of the field - past, present and future. Providing an overview of the key theoretical and methodological issues, as well as practical guidance on researching, it is the ideal guide for advanced students in Islamic Studies. Topics and case studies covered include: - Qur'anic Studies - Islamic Theology - Islam and the West - Islamic Art and Architecture - Sufism Research and practical tools include: - A-Z of key terms and concepts - Chronology - Detailed list of resources Presenting Islam as a multifaceted tradition, key essays from leading international contributors including Andrew Rippin and William Shepard, demonstrate how it is subject to different interpretations, with no single version privileged. Islam is treated as a lived experience, not only as theoretical ideal or textual tradition. Recommended by CHOICE, The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is an indispensable resource for students.

Clinton Bennett teaches Religious Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.

Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction (Clinton Bennett, Professor Islamic Studies, SUNY, USA) Part II: Research Methods and Problems (Elliott Bazzano, Researcher) Part III: Current Research and Issues 1.Quranic Studies (Andrew Rippin, Professor of History, University of Victoria, Canada) 2. Hadith Studies (Aisha Y. Musa, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Colgate University, USA) 3. Researching Sufism in the 21st Century: Expanding the Context of Inquiry (Arthur F Buehler, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand) 4. Islamic Theology (Mashhad Al-Allaf, Research Fellow, Cambridge University, UK) 5. Study of Shi 'ite Islam Syed Rizwan Zamir, Assistant Professor of Religion, Davidson College, USA) 6. Salafi Islam: The Study of Contemporary Religious-Political Movements William Shepard 7. Islam and the West (William Shepard, Researcher) 8. Fiqh, The Science of Islamic Jurisprudence Maria Curtis (Assistant professor of Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Studies, University of Houston, USA) 9. From Margin to Mainstream: The History of Islamic Art and Architecture in the Twenty- First Century (Jaclynne J. Kerner, Assistant Professor of Art History, SUNY, USA) Part IV: New Directions: The who, why, what, how and where of Studying Islam Part V: Chronology Part VI: Resources: An Annotated Bibliographical Guide Part VII: A-Z Index of Key Terms and Concepts References Index