Brooke Olson Vuckovic

Heavenly Journeys, Earthly Concerns

The Legacy of the Mi'raj in the Formation of Islam

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780415865081
• ISBN-10: 0415865085
• Artikelnr.: 37329825

Autorenporträt

Brooke Olson Vuckovic is currently Vice President of Course Development at Cardean University. Prior to joining Cardean, she was manageing director of Writing Unlimited, a writing consulting group. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where she taught in the Divinity School, the College, and the Graduate School of Business.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Constructing the Prophet of God: Confirmation and Initiation in the Mi'raj
Chapter 2 The Mi'raj and the Early Muslims' Communal and Confessional Identity
Chapter 3 Communal Reaction: Trials, Betrayal, and True Belief
Chapter 4 The Formation of Communal Morality: The Moral Concerns of the Medieval Elite