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



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Autore: Gregorian Vartan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Islam [[electronic resource] ] : a mosaic, not a monolith / / Vartan Gregorian Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
Disciplina: 320.91767
320.917671
Soggetto topico: Islam and politics - Islamic countries
Islamic renewal - Islamic countries
Nationalism - Islamic countries - History - 20th century
Soggetto geografico: Islamic countries Politics and government 20th century
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
Titolo autorizzato: Islam  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-81279-6
0-8157-9602-1
9786610812790
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777440303321
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