Islam: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Malise Ruthven

ISBN 10: 0192853899 / ISBN 13: 9780192853899

Verlag: Oxford Paperbacks, 2000

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Islam: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Verlag: Oxford Paperbacks
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0192853899
• ISBN-13: 9780192853899
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world?

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Malise Ruthven is renowned as a commentator on Islam and the Arab world. A former scriptwriter with the BBC Arabic and World Services, his previous publications includeIslam in the World and The Divine Supermarket: Shopping for God in America.