The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World

Lapidus, Ira M. & Francis Robinson

ISBN 10: 0521435102 / ISBN 13: 9780521435109

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Library withdrawl with tape along inner hinges; unmarked bright tight text in dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve. ; 10.10 X 8.20 X 1.30 inches; 352 pages.

N° de réf. du vendeur 33856

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521435102
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521435109
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Reference
  • Religion

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Synopsis

This book presents a rounded picture of Islam, from current issues of fundamentalism, to its culture and art.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Islamic peoples account for one-fifth of the world's population and yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West about Islam. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this, revealing with the help of sumptuous illustration, insight, and expertise, the complex and sometimes contrary nature of Muslim culture. As well as taking on the issues uppermost in everyone's minds, such as the role of religious and political fundamentalism, they demonstrate the importance of commerce, literacy and learning, Islamic art, the effects of immigration, exodus, and conquest, and the roots of current crises in the Middle East, Bosnia, and the Gulf. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between Islam and the West, from the first Latin translations of the Quran to the fatwa on Salman Rushdie, to dismantle our impression of Islam as a monolithic culture.