Format:
320 Seiten.
ISBN:
978-0-300-15885-4
Content:
"Islam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. This book explores how Islamic civilization began to unravel under colonial rule, as its institutions, laws, and economies were often replaced by inadequate modern equivalents."
Content:
"Explores how Islamic civilization began to unravel under colonial rule, as its institutions, laws, and economies were often replaced by inadequate modern equivalents. This work examines the backlash expressed through the increasing religiosity of Muslim societies and the spectacular rise of political Islam and its terrorist offshoots."
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Tearing the fabric -- The break with the past -- The counter-revolt of Islam -- Disenchanting the world -- The reformations of Islam -- Territory and power -- Where next for the Islamic state? -- The rights of man: the duties of man -- Wealth and poverty -- The decline of creativity -- The last crisis
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009 ISBN 978-0-300-13931-0
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010 ISBN 978-0-300-16406-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Theology
Keywords:
Islam
