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This Text Provides A Survey Of Islamic History And Thought, From Its Formative Period To The Present Day. The Book Examines The Elements Which Come Together To Form Islam And Explores How Its Disciplines Of Theology And Law Have Evolved. This Edition Also Comments On 21st Century Developments Affecting Muslims. Pt. 1. Formative Elements Of Classical Islam -- Pt. 2. Emergence Of Islamic Identity -- Pt. 3. Alternate Visions Of Classical Islamic Identity -- Pt. 4. Consolidation Of Islamic Identity -- Pt. 5. Modern Visions Of Islam -- Pt. 6. Re-visioning Islam. By Andrew Rippin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.