Islam: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Islam: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192853349

ISBN-10: 0192853341

ISBN-13: 9780192853349

Edition: 1997

Authors: Malise Ruthven

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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: A Very Short Introduction 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…

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List price: $7.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/8/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.70" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Malise Ruthven is a former editor with the BBC Arabic Service and World Service in London and is the author of Islam in the World and Islam: A Very Short Introduction.




Introduction: Islam and Islamism



The core traditions



The Shari'a and what it means today



Unity and Diversity



The Greater and Lesser Jihads



Modern Islamic Radicalism



Women and the Family



Conclusion