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001 2015025659
003 DLC
005 20150711091005.0
008 150710s2016 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015025659
020 $a9781118972304 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBP50$b.S65 2016
082 00 $a297$223
084 $aREL037000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSonn, Tamara,$d1949-
245 10 $aIslam :$bhistory, religion, and politics /$cTamara Sonn.
250 $aThird edition.
263 $a1511
264 1 $aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;$aMaldon, MA :$bWiley-Blackwell,$c2016.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aWiley Blackwell brief histories of religion
520 $a"Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam. Featuring a new chapter on the Arab Spring, this edition also includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and a detailed study of the rise of modern terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS. This illuminating introduction spans Islamic history from the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islamic ideals, through Islam's phenomenal geographical expansion and cultural development, to the creation of modern states and Islam's role in today's global society. Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies, the third edition of this well-respected introduction will continue to be an essential tool for anyone interested in better understanding the evolution of this influential and politically-charged world religion"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aIslam$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslam$xEssence, genius, nature.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / General.$2bisacsh
776 08 $iOnline version:$aSonn, Tamara, 1949-$tIslam$bThird edition.$dChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Maldon, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016$z9781118972328$w(DLC) 2015027387