Islam : a mosaic, not a monolith /

For readers unfamiliar with the world's fastest-growing religion, Gregorian provides an accessible overview of its tenets, institutions, evolution, and historical role, along with insights into the current state of Muslim societies and the challenges they face.

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Gregorian, Vartan
Aineistotyyppi: Licensed eBooks
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press ©2003.
Linkit:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7864/j.ctt1gpcd55
Sisällysluettelo:
  • A brief survey of Islam
  • Clash of modernists and traditionalists
  • Challenges of the twentieth century
  • Islamism : liberation politics
  • Quests for democracy and modernity
  • Need for mutual knowledge and understanding.