Islam [[electronic resource] ] : a mosaic, not a monolith / / Vartan Gregorian

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777440303321
• Autore: Gregorian Vartan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-280-81279-6; 0-8157-9602-1; 9786610812790
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.91767; 320.917671
• Soggetti: Islam and politics - Islamic countries; Islamic renewal - Islamic countries; Nationalism - Islamic countries - History - 20th century; Islamic countries Politics and government 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A brief survey of Islam -- Clash of modernists and traditionalists -- Challenges of the twentieth century -- Islamism : liberation politics -- Quests for democracy and modernity -- Need for mutual knowledge and understanding.
• Sommario/riassunto: After World War II, leading western powers focused their attention on fighting the "Red Menace," Communism. Today, as terrorist activity is increasingly linked to militant Islamism, some politicians and scholars fear a "Green Menace," a Pan-Islamic totalitarian movement fueled by monolithic religious ideology. Such fears have no foundation in history, according to Vartan Gregorian. In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith. The book begins with an accessible overview of Isla