| Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World Revised and Rev Edition Contributor(s): Ahmed, Akbar S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860642578 ISBN-13: 9781860642579 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over ten million in the West, most discussions of Islam are based on cliches or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding. Islam, argues Akbar Ahmed, does not mean the subordination of women, contempt for other religions, opposition to the modern world, or barbaric punishments for petty crimes. One cannot fully come to terms with modern Islam without understanding its sources and traditions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 2009504073 |
| Series: Introductions to Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over ten million in the West, most discussions of Islam are based on clich s or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding. Islam, argues Akbar Ahmed, does not mean the subordination of women, contempt for other religions, opposition to the modern world, or barbaric punishments for petty crimes. One cannot fully come to terms with modern Islam without understanding its sources and traditions. |