| Description |
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239) and index. |
| Summary |
Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging book balances that image, uncovers the roots of Islamic discontent and celebrates the sources of its strength. From the four "ideal Caliphs" who succeeded the Prophet to the refugee camps of Peshawar, an objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Foreword by Lawrence Rosen; Preface; Introduction: discovering Islam; Muslim ideal: holy Book and Prophet; A theory of Islamic history; Ideal caliphs; Arab dynasties: Umayyads and Abbasids; The flowering of Islamic civilization; Decline and fall; Shias: revolution in the revolution; Mahdism and millenarian movements; The great Muslim empires: Ottomans, Saffavids and Mughals; Saffavids: Shia state; Mughals: encounter with Hinduism; Obsession and synthesis; Sufis and scholars; Sufis, saints and mystics. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Subject |
Islam -- History.
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
(OCoLC)fst00979797
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Geschiedenis.
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Islam.
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Maatschappij.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Indexed Term |
Islam |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ahmed, Akbar S. Discovering Islam. London ; New York : Routledge & K. Paul, 1988 (DLC) 87004967 (OCoLC)15488712 |
| ISBN |
0203406303 (electronic book) |
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9780203406304 (electronic book) |
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0710210493 (U.S.) |
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9780710210494 (U.S.) |
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0415039304 (Paper) |
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