Research Catalog
Encounters with Islam : on religion, politics and modernity
- Title
- Encounters with Islam : on religion, politics and modernity / Malise Ruthven.
- Author
- Ruthven, Malise.
- Publication
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 12-6156 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 267 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- For many years Malise Ruthven has been at the forefront of discerning commentary on the Islamic world and its relations with the predominantly secularised and Christian societies of the West. Well known for his bold interventions on such issues as the Rushdie affair and publication of The Satanic Verses; the many unresolved questions relating to the Lockerbie bombing; and the globe-changing terrorist attack of 9/11, Ruthven's perceptive writings, particularly those that have appeared in the "New York Review of Books", reliably re-frame difficult issues and problems so that his readers are prompted to look at the challenges afresh. Ruthven is here at his most compelling: he offers astute and topical insights across the whole spectrum of Middle East and Islamic studies. Whether questioning the involvement of Libyan agents in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103; exploring the contested place of women in Islam; or discussing the disputed term Islamofascism (his own), the author's probing, searchlight intelligence aims always to get at the truth of things, regardless of attendant controversy.--provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Library of modern religion ; 24
- Uniform Title
- Library of modern religion ; 24.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- A clash of civilisations? -- Faith, power and terror -- Muslim societies -- Iran in focus -- Islam in the West -- Beyond Islam.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-6156
- ISBN
- 9781780760230
- 178076023X
- 9781780760247
- 1780760248
- OCLC
- 803540258
- Author
- Ruthven, Malise.
- Title
- Encounters with Islam : on religion, politics and modernity / Malise Ruthven.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
- Series
- Library of modern religion ; 24Library of modern religion ; 24.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-6156