Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims

by John Renard

Book Overview

Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a "door" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520204174
• ISBN13: 9780520204171
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"