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Islam

A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

By Malise Ruthven

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| Paperback | 9780192853899

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Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such aContinue

Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?

Critics

  • Islam and Reform

    It is not possible to write about Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, and the Muslim response to it, without writing about the nature and history of Islam, the lives and problems of the immigrant population of British Muslims, and the effects ... (read full critics)

    lrb published on Sat, 4 Sep 2010

  • Historical Atlas of Islam

    I was so disappointed by the Historical Atlas of Islam that I only ended up skimming through it. First of all, it is not a reliable reference. I noticed a multitude of errors even in my partial reading: a map of Afghanistan shows half the Wakhan corr ... (read full critics)

    dannyreviews published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 176 Pages
  • Edition: New
  • ISBN-10: 0192853899
  • ISBN-13: 9780192853899
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Pub date: Apr 05, 2000
  • Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • In other languages: other languages 繁體書
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