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Islam : history, religion, and politics
- Title
- Islam : history, religion, and politics / Tamara Sonn.
- Author
- Sonn, Tamara, 1949-
- Publication
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Maldon, MA, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016.
- ©2016
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Details
- Description
- xii, 204 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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. Featuring a new chapter on the Arab Spring, this edition also includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and a detailed study of the rise of modern terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS. This illuminating introduction 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 Islam's role in today's global society. Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies, the third edition of this well-respected introduction will continue to be an essential tool for anyone interested in better understanding the evolution of this influential and politically-charged world religion"--
- Series Statement
- Wiley Blackwell brief histories of religion series
- Uniform Title
- Wiley-Blackwell brief histories of religion.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-1540
- ISBN
- 9781118972304
- 1118972309
- LCCN
- 2015025659
- OCLC
- 913712130
- Author
- Sonn, Tamara, 1949- author.
- Title
- Islam : history, religion, and politics / Tamara Sonn.
- Publisher
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Maldon, MA, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Edition
- Third edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Wiley Blackwell brief histories of religion seriesWiley-Blackwell brief histories of religion.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Sonn, Tamara, 1949- Islam Third edition. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Maldon, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016 9781118972328 (DLC) 2015027387
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-1540