Table of Contents

• Maps and Charts
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chronology
• Chapter 1. Muhammad and the Origin of Islam
• Chapter 2. Islamic Belief and Practice
• Chapter 3. Islamic Expansion: 570 to 1517
• Chapter 4. Shi'i Islam
• Chapter 5. Confrontation with Modern Secularism
• Chapter 6. Shi'i Response to Secularism
• Notes
• Select Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index

Promotional Information

"This book will be extremely useful to general readers who are interested in Islam. It should draw an audience from nonspecialists such as church groups, business organizations, and employees of American corporations that work in or otherwise have an interest in the Islamic world." -- Hafez Farmayan, Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin

About the Author

Emory C. Bogle (1937–2010), Professor of History at the University of Richmond, has traveled in and studied the Middle East for nearly thirty years. His close association with Islamic leaders and adherents of all sects of Islam well qualifies him to define its essence for non-Muslims.