Islam: A Very Short Introduction
by Malise Ruthven /
1998 / English / PDF
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Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant
versions. But few people in the non-Muslim world really understand
the nature of Islam, both as Ideology and religion.
Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant
versions. But few people in the non-Muslim world really understand
the nature of Islam, both as Ideology and religion.Islam: A
Very Short Introduction
Islam: A
Very Short Introduction offers essential insight into the
structure and beliefs of this major world religion.
offers essential insight into the
structure and beliefs of this major world religion.
Malise Ruthven answers fundamental questions about the nature and
scope of Islam such as why the greatest Jihad (holy war) is now
against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against
evil, why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as
the Shiis, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and how the Sharia
(Islamic law) has become such an important aspect of Islamic life.
In addition, he prompts further questioning into the ideas of
Islamic resurgence as both an old and new concept, whether or not
women can find fulfillment and equality within an Islamic
framework, and the sort of problems facing Islam and its
confrontations with the modern world.
Malise Ruthven answers fundamental questions about the nature and
scope of Islam such as why the greatest Jihad (holy war) is now
against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against
evil, why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as
the Shiis, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and how the Sharia
(Islamic law) has become such an important aspect of Islamic life.
In addition, he prompts further questioning into the ideas of
Islamic resurgence as both an old and new concept, whether or not
women can find fulfillment and equality within an Islamic
framework, and the sort of problems facing Islam and its
confrontations with the modern world.
Offering fresh insights and new information,
Offering fresh insights and new information,Islam: A Very
Short Introduction
Islam: A Very
Short Introduction provides a much needed discussion of Islams
past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions.
provides a much needed discussion of Islams
past, present, and future, and its place in modern world religions.