TY  - BOOK
AU  - Guillaume,Alfred
TI  - Islam / 
AV  - BP165. G855 1982
PY  - 1982///
CY  - New York, New York ; , Ontario, Canada : 
PB  - Penguin Books, 
KW  - Islam
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Islamic countries
KW  - Religious life – Islam.
KW  - Islamic countries – Civilization
N1  - “The cultural background of the Arab peoples, who are playing an ever larger and larger part in the modern world, has been formed as much by a great missionary religion, Muhammadanism, as has that of Europe and America by Christianity. The great awakening of the Muslim world which is now in progress, the emergence of new Muslim states such as Pakistan, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the ever closer contact between the West and Middle East makes an understanding of the spirit of Islam essential to the informed…”—back cover; Contents: 1. The historical background—2. Muhammad—3. The Quran—4. The Islamic empire—5. Apostolic tradition—6. Sects—7. Philosophy and the genesis of the creeds—8. Mysticism—9. Islam today—The relation of Islam to Christianity—Glossary—Books for further reading—Index
ER  -