Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Armstrong's Aproach
Karen Armstrong's approach to understanding Mohamed and Islam heavily relies on economic and social information of the time. Of course, this is just the beginning o the book and she may change her strategy as the book goes on. I was hoping for a discussion of modern Muslim practices and modern Muslim beliefs, but I suppose we will get this indirectly as the book goes on.
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I agree, I would love to hear about Islam today as well, however there are many sources we can go to to get information about this religion and what it represents today. It is somewhat difficult to get an understanding of how life was thousands of years ago, and who the prophet Muhammad truly was. I think Karen Armstrong does a very good job of laying the foundation for our understanding of Islam for us. I would love to hear more about the religion in the present day as well, but I think this book is necessary for us to be able to fully grasp this complicated and historic religion.
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