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Are Muslims distinctive? : a look at the evidence / / M. Steven Fish



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Autore: Fish M. Steven (Michael Steven), <1962-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Are Muslims distinctive? : a look at the evidence / / M. Steven Fish Visualizza cluster
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
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910824255103321
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