The Sunni-Shi'a divide : Islam's internal divisions and their global consequences /

Until the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shiæa, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy QurÆan and Shariæa law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular ones, harbor for the prophet Muhammad, his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Betts, Robert Brenton (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books ©2013.
©2013
Edition:1st ed.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1ddr7b6
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of Islam and its early divisions
  • The Sunni-Shi'a divide in modern times
  • The future of militant Islam.