Islam - History, Religion, and Politics 3e

von Tamara Sonn

222 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• Reihe: Wiley-Blackwell
• ISBN: 9781118972304
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.11.2015
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons