Consists of twelve 30-min. lectures that provide an overview of Islam. Discusses Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, and its deep impact on world affairs both historically and today. Covers Muhammad, jihad, Sufism, Muslim beliefs about other faiths, the possible future relations between Islam and the West, Islamic civilization's contributions to art, law, and science, whether the Quran condones terrorism and what it says about God, the role of women in Islam, and Islam's compatibility with modernization, capitalism, and democracy.
Record details
ISBN:156585649X
ISBN:9781565856493
Physical Description:videorecording videorecording videodisc 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 82 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Publisher:Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2003.
Content descriptions
General Note:
"Course no. 6102."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Accompanying course guidebook contains glossary, biographical notes and bibliographical references.