Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies

Based on a symposium on the theme "Islam and the History of Religions," this important work features thoughtful essays on the study of Islam. On its publication in 1985, this text influenced the transition of Islamic studies from Orientalism and area studies to religious studies, and is now republished in the Oneworld Classics in Religious Studies series. Organized around five themes in religious studies, the scholars in this volume call for an increase in the attention given to Islam as pa...