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More copies of this ISBN:Islam in the Worldby Malise Ruthven
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This valuable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a full overview of the religion in its historical, geographic, and social settings.
For this revised and long-awaited second edition, Ruthven divides his original chapters into more accessible sub-sections and provides new headings. Also included is a new concluding chapter that focuses on women in Islam, the challenges Islam faces in today's climate of globalization, and the key developments in Islamic political history since 1984--an especially fertile period that has seen, among other things, the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and the controversial publication of Rushdie's Satanic Verses. Islam and the World, Second Edition likewise features a new preface, redrawn maps, updated data on population and dispersal, and a new chronology of events with genealogical charts. Review: "An exceptionally insightful and thought-provoking introduction to Islam, explaining its basic religious beliefs, practices, and institutions as well as discussing its impact on...Muslim life today."--John L. Esposito (on the previous edition)
Synopsis:This valuable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, giving a full overview of the religion in its historical, geographic, and social settings. 16 halftones. Synopsis:Recent events in the Muslim world have made an understanding of Islam more important than ever. Islam in the World provides a valuable introductory guide to Islam for the Western reader, providing an overview of the religion in its historic, political, and social setting. About the Author Malise Ruthven is a writer and consultant on Middle Eastern affairs. He lives in the United Kingdom. Table of Contents' Maps Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Introductory: Pilgrimage to Mecca 2. The Muhammadan Paradigm 3. The Quranic World-View 4. Law and Disorder 5. Sects and Solidarity 6. Spiritual Renewal 7. Challenge from the West 8. Conclusion Illustrations Chronology Genealogical Charts Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Glossary Index ' What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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