Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam

The world of Islam is shared by some 800 million people of all colors, economic levels, and social strata. What they share is a faith which is today what it was from the beginning, the same in the Moroccan king’s palace and a Filipino hovel. The essential principles on which Islam rests—its five pillars—are discussed, described, and put into historical context in this program. The program introduces the huge international mosaic of Moslem believers, and the conflict between traditional teaching and the effects of industrialization. (30 minutes)

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Item#: BVL708
Copyright date: ©1983
VHS ISBN 978-0-89113-518-0

Part of the Series : The World of Islam


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