Islamic Culture

Charlotte Guillain

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Islamic Culture covers a vast array of subjects on Islamic culture -- from fine arts to ceremonies, from legends to the culture's global influence.

Sujets

• Muslim world

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 08 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406256031
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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G L O B A L C U L T U R E S Islamic Culture

G L O B A L C U L T U R E S

Islamic Culture

Charlotte Guillain

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Edited by Charlotte Guillain, Abby Colich,  and Vaarunika Dharmapala Designed by Steve Mead Original illustrations © Capstone Global  Library Ltd 2013 Illustrations by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper  Products Ltd

ISBN 978 1 406 24175 4 (hardback) 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Guillain, Charlotte. Islamic culture. -- (Global cultures) 306’.091767-dc23 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Corbis pp. 5 (© Anthony Asael/Art in All of Us), 13 (© David Bathgate), 15 (© Franz-Marc Frei), 19 (© Caren Firouz/Reuters), 21 (© Ken Cedeno), 22 (© Jashim Salam/Demotix), 23 (© EPA), 25 (© Kazuyoshi Nomachi), 26 (© M.K. Chaudhry/EPA), 27 (© fotographer/Demotix/ Demotix), 31 (© Hunter), 32 (© Peter Turnley); Getty Images pp. 8 (David Sutherland), 11 (Andy Sotiriou), 12 (Steve Raymer), 28 (David Silverman), 29 (Syamsul Bahri Muhammad), 34 (EIGHTFISH), 35 (Michael Heffernan), 36 (Turkey Tigers/Bloomberg); Photolibrary pp. 6, 7, 10, 20, 39; © Photoshot p. 30; Photoshot pp. 18 (© World Pictures), 24 (© Xinhua); Shutterstock pp. 16, 43 bottom right (© manzrussali), 17, 43 top right (© mehmetcan), 37 (© Dimitrios ), 41 (© ImageTeam), 43 top left (© S.Borisov), 43 bottom left (© J. van der Wolf), design features (© muharremz).

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CONTENTS

Introducing Islamic culture................................... 4 Architecture and ornament .................................. 6 Performance...................................................... 14 Beliefs and festivals............................................ 20 Family and community ...................................... 28 Customs and activities ....................................... 34 Islamic culture in the 21st century ...................... 40 Timeline............................................................ 42 Cultural map .................................................... 43 Glossary............................................................ 44 Find out more ................................................... 46 Index................................................................. 48

Some words are shown in bold,like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

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INTRODUCING ISLAMIC CULTUR

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What do you know aboutIslam? Maybe you are aMuslim or you have Muslim friends? You might have read about the religion of Islam or heard about Islamic people on the news.

Islam is one of the world’s major religions, and has followers across the globe. Islam began in Arabia. Muslims believe theProphetMuhammad received a message, known as the Qur’an, from Allah (God). Muhammad shared this message with others, and the religion of Islam quickly spread.

The countries where Islam is found today are in the Middle East, northern and eastern Africa, and Central and South–East Asia. Millions of Muslims live in other countries, too. There are different groups of Muslims, such as Shi’a, Sunni, and Sufi. However, the basic beliefs of Islam are shared by all. What is culture? Cultureis the values, beliefs, and attitudes of a particular group of people. It is about how they live and worship, and about the music, art, and literature they produce. Islam has a very distinctive culture.

Did you know? ‘Ilmmeans “knowledge”. Many important scientific discoveries were made in the Islamic world and studying has always been an important part of Muslim culture.