Akbar S. Ahmed

Discovering Islam

Making Sense of Muslim History and Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging book balances that image, uncovers the roots of Islamic discontent and celebrates the sources of its strength. From the four "ideal Caliphs" who succeeded the Prophet to the refugee camps of Peshawar, an objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780415285254
• ISBN-10: 0415285259
• Artikelnr.: 21592689

Autorenporträt

Akbar S. Ahmed

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Discovering Islam Part 1: The Pattern of Islamic History 2.
Muslim Ideal: Holy Book and Prophet 3. A Theory of Islamic History 4. The
Great Muslim Empires: Ottomans, Saffavids and Mughals 5. Sufis and Scholars
6. Islam of the Periphery 7. Under European Rule: The Colonial Impact on
Muslim Society Part 2: Contemporary Muslim Society 8. Princes and Paupers:
Muslim Societies in Saudi Arabia and South India 9. Muslim Society Turned
Inside Out: Ethnicity, Women and Refugees 10. The Reconstruction of Muslim
Thought 11. Only Connect Appendix: Muslim Chronology, Glossary of Islamic
Terminology, Bibliography: Suggested Readings, Index