Islam in Historical Perspective: International Student Edition - Couverture souple

Knysh, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138092037 ISBN 13 : 9781138092037

Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Islam in Historical Perspective provides readers with an introduction to Islam, Islamic history and societies with carefully selected historical and scriptural evidence that enables them to form a comprehensive and balanced vision of Islam’s rise and evolution across the centuries and up to the present day. Combining historical and chronological approaches, the book examines intellectual dialogues and socio-political struggles within the extraordinary rich Islamic tradition. Treating Islam as a social and political force, the book also addresses Muslim devotional practices, artistic creativity and the structures of everyday existence. Islam in Historical Perspective is designed to help readers to develop personal empathy for the subject by relating it to their own experiences and burning issues of today. It contains a wealth of historical anecdotes and quotations from original sources that are intended to emphasize its principal points in a memorable way.

This new edition features a thoroughly revised and updated text, new illustrations, expanded study questions and chapter summaries.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alexander Knysh is Professor of Islamic Studies at the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan and Academic Project Director, at St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138092037
• ISBN 13: 9781138092037
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 552
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible