UID:
almafu_9959238416902883
Format:
1 online resource (296 p.)
ISBN:
0-8130-3097-8
Content:
''An evenhanded introduction to the questions and dilemmas facing Islam in the modern world. A wealth of source-texts by the best writers on the subject, Moslem and Western alike.''--Sasson Somekh, Tel Aviv University Written in a style easily accessible to both students and general readers, The Many Faces of Islam offers a wide range of perspectives on modern Islamic culture and religious practice.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents; Preface xi; 1. The Uniqueness of Islam 1; 2. The Islamic Establishment in Decline 33; 3. Islam and the Orientalists 58; 4. The Anthropologist's Approach 80; 5. Coping with Modernity 106; 6. Islam Misunderstood 133; 7. Islam and the Dhimmis 156; 8. Fundamentalism Strikes Back 180; 9. A Last-Ditch Stand 210; 10. Unity in Islamic Diversity 239; Notes 261; Index 267; Index of Readings 273; Credits 277
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8130-1807-2
Language:
English
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