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Islam: History, Religion, and Politics

Islam: History, Religion, and Politics - Paperback

by Tamara Sonn
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tamara SonnSeries:Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of ReligionPublish date:2015-12-21Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781118972304ISBN-10:1118972309UPC:9781118972304Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:IslamSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQ7Z6TGPY
Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam.

  • Features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and the ongoing struggles for representative governance throughout the Muslim world
  • Includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, including the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS
  • Spans Islamic history from the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islamic ideals, through Islam's phenomenal geographical expansion and cultural development, to the creation of modern states and its role in today's global society
  • Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781118972304ISBN-10:1118972309UPC:9781118972304Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:IslamSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCQ7Z6TGPY

Tamara Sonn is the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the History of Islam at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. She has published numerous books, including Interpreting Islam: Bandali Jawzi's Islamic Intellectual History (1996), Comparing Religions through Law: Judaism and Islam (with J. Neusner, 1999), and most recently The Religion Toolkit: A Complete Guide to Religious Studies (with J. Morreall, 2011) and 50 Great Myths About Religion (with J. Morreall, 2014).

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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3rd Revised Edition

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Tamara Sonn

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Tamara Sonn

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