Islam: A Very Short Introduction

Ruthven, Malise

ISBN 10: 0192853899 / ISBN 13: 9780192853899

Edité par Oxford University Press, London, 2000

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161 pp + maps , bw illustrations. Signed by author on title page. Clean sound paperback.

N° de réf. du vendeur 047405

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Islam: A Very Short Introduction
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, London
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0192853899
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780192853899
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: Re-issue
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
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Synopsis

Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?