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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811492703321

Autore

Gregorian Vartan

Titolo

Islam : a mosaic, not a monolith / / Vartan Gregorian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-81279-6

0-8157-9602-1

9786610812790

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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