ISBN: 9788121512398 - islam & the world today: a handbook of politics, religion, culture & society (3 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Considered the most authoritative single-volume reference work on Islam in the contemporary world the German-language Der Islam in der Gegenwart currently in its fifth edition offers a wealth of authoritative information on the religious political social and cultural life of Islamic nations and of Islamic immigrant communities elsewhere Now Cornell University Press is making this invaluable resource accessible to English-language readers More current than the latest German edition on which it is based Islam in the World Today covers a staggering array of topics in concise essays by some of the worlds leading experts on Islam including the history of Islam from the earliest years through the twentieth century with particular attention to Sunni and Shii Islam and Islamic revival movements during the last three centuries; data on the advance of Islam along with current population statistics; Muslim ideas on modern economics on social order and on attempts to modernize Islamic law sharia and apply it in contemporary Muslim societies; Islam in diaspora especially the situation in Europe and America; secularism democracy and human rights; and women in Islam Twenty-four essays are each devoted to a specific Muslim country or a country with significant Muslim minorities spanning Asia Africa the Middle East and the former Soviet Union Additional essays illuminate Islamic culture exploring local traditions; the languages and dialects of Muslim peoples; and art architecture and literature Detailed bibliographies and indexes ensure the books usefulness as a reference work 1132 pp.…