Notable Muslims: Muslim Builders of World Civilization And Culture - Couverture rigide

Delong-Bas, Natana J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 185168395X ISBN 13 : 9781851683956

Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2006

Synopsis

From political leaders and human rights activists to rap musicians and NBA basketball stars, this diverse collection of profiles documents the contributions of fifty male and fifty female Muslims to a wide variety of different fields and professions. As an exploration and celebration of what it means to be a Muslim today, it offers a colourful and vibrant counterpoint to the stereotypes of religious fundamentalists and masked suicide bombers that have become all too commonplace in Western representations of Islam."Notable Muslims" is unique among works of a similar nature in its contemporary focus; eighty-five of the one hundred figures profiled are alive today, and many have been interviewed personally by Natana Delong-Bas for this project. With a complete set of references and web links for every profile and indispensable resource for students and teachers and a rich source of inspiration for all those committed to building bridges of interfaith and intercultural understanding in the modern world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Natana J. DeLong-Bas is Lecturer in Theology at Boston College and Lecturer in Near East and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. The author of Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad, and Women in Muslim Family Law (with John Esposito), she is the Deputy Editor for The Encyclopaedia of the Islamic World and The World of Islam Electronic Resource Center, and an Editor and Senior Researcher for The Oxford Dictionary of Islam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Publications
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185168395X
• ISBN 13: 9781851683956
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible