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Islam : history, religion, and politics / / Tamara Sonn
| Islam : history, religion, and politics / / Tamara Sonn |
| Autore | Sonn Tamara <1949-> |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 297 |
| Collana | Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Islam - History
Islam - Essence, genius, nature |
| ISBN |
1-118-97231-7
1-118-97232-5 |
| Classificazione |
167
297 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Maps -- 1 Many Paths to One God: Establishing the Ideals -- The Quran -- The Quran and Other Scriptures -- Themes of the Quran -- The Exemplary Life of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam: The Sunna -- The Early Muslim Community and the Pillars of Islam -- The Successors ("Caliphs") -- Early Communal Disputes -- Conclusion -- 2 The Pursuit of Knowledge in the Service of God and Humanity: The Golden Age -- Institutions -- Law -- Political Structure -- Cultural Achievements -- Spirituality and the Mystical Tradition: Sufism -- Conclusion -- 3 Division and Reorganization -- The Crusades and Other Disasters -- The Decline of the Abbasids and Rise of the Ottomans -- Persia: The Safavid Empire -- India and the Rise of the Mughals -- Understanding Developments in Islamic History -- Conclusion -- 4 Colonialism and Reform -- Colonialism -- The Outcome of World War I -- The Effects of Colonialism and Themes of Islamic Reform -- Modern Iterations of Islamic Reform and New Challenges -- Islamist Approaches to Reform -- Conclusion: Mainstream Islamists and Radicals -- 5 Contemporary Islam: The Challenges of Democratization and Complications of Global Politics -- Turkey -- Iran -- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda -- Indonesia -- Tunisia and the Arab Spring -- What about Terrorism? ISIS, Boko Haram, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and Hezbollah -- Conclusion: Asking the Right Questions -- Further Reading -- Art and Architecture -- Current Affairs -- History -- Literature -- Philosophy -- Reference -- Religion -- Science -- Women -- Websites -- Index -- End User License Agreement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797639203321 |
Sonn Tamara <1949->
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Islam : history, religion, and politics / / Tamara Sonn
| Islam : history, religion, and politics / / Tamara Sonn |
| Autore | Sonn Tamara <1949-> |
| Edizione | [Third edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 297 |
| Collana | Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Islam - History
Islam - Essence, genius, nature |
| ISBN |
1-118-97231-7
1-118-97232-5 |
| Classificazione |
167
297 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Maps -- 1 Many Paths to One God: Establishing the Ideals -- The Quran -- The Quran and Other Scriptures -- Themes of the Quran -- The Exemplary Life of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam: The Sunna -- The Early Muslim Community and the Pillars of Islam -- The Successors ("Caliphs") -- Early Communal Disputes -- Conclusion -- 2 The Pursuit of Knowledge in the Service of God and Humanity: The Golden Age -- Institutions -- Law -- Political Structure -- Cultural Achievements -- Spirituality and the Mystical Tradition: Sufism -- Conclusion -- 3 Division and Reorganization -- The Crusades and Other Disasters -- The Decline of the Abbasids and Rise of the Ottomans -- Persia: The Safavid Empire -- India and the Rise of the Mughals -- Understanding Developments in Islamic History -- Conclusion -- 4 Colonialism and Reform -- Colonialism -- The Outcome of World War I -- The Effects of Colonialism and Themes of Islamic Reform -- Modern Iterations of Islamic Reform and New Challenges -- Islamist Approaches to Reform -- Conclusion: Mainstream Islamists and Radicals -- 5 Contemporary Islam: The Challenges of Democratization and Complications of Global Politics -- Turkey -- Iran -- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda -- Indonesia -- Tunisia and the Arab Spring -- What about Terrorism? ISIS, Boko Haram, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and Hezbollah -- Conclusion: Asking the Right Questions -- Further Reading -- Art and Architecture -- Current Affairs -- History -- Literature -- Philosophy -- Reference -- Religion -- Science -- Women -- Websites -- Index -- End User License Agreement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828576103321 |
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Sonn Tamara <1949->
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| West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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