Are Muslims distinctive? : a look at the evidence / / M. Steven Fish
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| Autore: |
Fish M. Steven (Michael Steven), <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Are Muslims distinctive? : a look at the evidence / / M. Steven Fish
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 385 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 300 |
| Soggetto topico: | Muslims - Attitudes |
| Muslims in popular culture | |
| Muslims - Public opinion | |
| Islam - 21st century | |
| Islamic sociology | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Personal religiosity and religion in politics -- Social capital and tolerance -- Corruption and crime -- Large-scale political violence and terrorism -- Social inequality -- Democracy -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Are Muslims Distinctive? represents the first major scientific effort to assess how Muslims and non-Muslims differ--and do not differ--in the contemporary world. Using rigorous methods and data drawn from around the globe, M. Steven Fish reveals that in some areas Muslims and non-Muslims differ less than is commonly imagined. Muslims are not inclined to favor the fusion of religious and political authority or especially prone to mass political violence. Yet there are differences: Gender inequality is more severe among Muslims, Muslims are unusually averse to homosexuality and other controversi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Are Muslims distinctive |
| ISBN: | 0-19-025250-2 |
| 1-282-97781-4 | |
| 9786612977817 | |
| 0-19-979234-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459750003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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