Research Catalog

Title

Islam in the world / Malise Ruthven.

Author

Ruthven, Malise.

Publication

Oxford [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2006.

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Description

xxiv, 502 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps; 20 cm.

Summary

This book has been considered one of the best books for gaining an understanding of modern Islam. In this updated edition, the author, an Islamic expert adds a new preface and new chapters analyzing the major issues of today, including the impact of 9/11, the meaning of "the war on terror," and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. New material also explains important differences within Islam that many Westerners are just beginning to learn about, including the rivalry between Sunnis and Shias, the relationship between Sufism and modern Islamism and the debates about democracy raging throughout the Muslim world. This guide presents a full overview of Islam in its historical, geographic, and social settings and explains how the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations.

Subject

• Islam
• Islam

Genre/Form

History (form)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-447) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introductory : pilgrimage to Makka -- 2. Muhammad the model -- 3. The Quranic world-view -- 4. Law and disorder -- 5. Sects and solidarity -- 6. Spiritual renewal -- 7. Challenge from the West -- 8. After word (2005).

ISBN

0195305035 (pbk.)

OCLC

64685006

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library