Title Discovering Islam : making sense of Muslim history and society / Akbar S. Ahmed ; with new foreword by Lawrence Rosen.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCO	Downloadable
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Edition	Rev. ed.
Description	1 online resource (xx, 251 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Introduction: discovering Islam -- Muslim idea: holy Book and Prophet -- A theory of Islamic history -- The great Muslim empires: Ottomans, Saffavids and Mughals -- Sufis and scholars -- Islam of the periphery -- Under European rule: the colonial impact on Muslim Society -- Princes and paupers: Muslim societies in Saudi Arabia and south India -- Muslim society turned inside out: ethnicity, women and refugees -- The reconstruction of Muslim thought -- Only connect -- Appendix: Muslim chronology -- Bibliography: suggested readings -- Index.
Summary	This accessible work balances the image of Islam as aggressive and fanatical with an objective picture of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society.
Local Note	EBSCOhost History Reference Center
Subject	Islam -- History.
	Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
	Islam -- 20th century.
	RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
	Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
	Islam -- Essence, genius, nature. (OCoLC)fst00979797
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Ahmed, Akbar S. Discovering Islam. Rev. ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 0415285240 (DLC) 2002021320 (OCoLC)49519274
ISBN	0585447586 (electronic bk.)
	9780585447582 (electronic bk.)
	0203714547
	9780203714546
	0203406303
	9780203406304
	0415285259
	9780415285254

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