Islam ：History, Religion, and Politics

Publication subTitle ：History, Religion, and Politics

Author： Tamara Sonn

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781118972328

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781118972304

Subject： B969 Islamic history.

Keyword： Islamic history, Muhammad, Qur&rsquoan, Quran, Koran, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Sufism, Muslim, human rights, political history, world religions, Arab Spring, Boko Haram, ISIS, religious history, Sunna, Sunnah, Pillars of Islam, colonialism, Islamic reform, Caliphs, Crusades, Ottomans, Abbasids, Persia, Mughals, Taliban, Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, TunisiaIslamic history, Muhammad, Qur&rsquoan, Quran, Koran, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Sufism, Muslim, human rights, political his

Language： ENG

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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.

Features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and the ongoing struggles for representative governance throughout the Muslim world
Includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, including the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS
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 its role in today’s global society
Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies

Chapter

Chapter 1 Many Paths to One God: Establishing the Ideals

The Quran

The Quran and Other Scriptures

Themes of the Quran

The Exemplary Life of Muhammad, Prophet of Islam: The Sunna

The Early Muslim Community and the Pillars of Islam

The Successors (“Caliphs”)

Early Communal Disputes

Conclusion

Note

Chapter 2 The Pursuit of Knowledge in the Service of God and Humanity: The Golden Age

Institutions

Law

Political Structure

Cultural Achievements

Spirituality and the Mystical Tradition: Sufism

Conclusion

Notes

Chapter 3 Division and Reorganization

The Crusades and Other Disasters

The Decline of the Abbasids and Rise of the Ottomans

Persia: The Safavid Empire

India and the Rise of the Mughals

Understanding Developments in Islamic History

Conclusion

Notes

Chapter 4 Colonialism and Reform

Colonialism

The Outcome of World War I

The Effects of Colonialism and Themes of Islamic Reform

Modern Iterations of Islamic Reform and New Challenges

Islamist Approaches to Reform

Conclusion: Mainstream Islamists and Radicals

Notes

Chapter 5 Contemporary Islam: The Challenges of Democratization and Complications of Global Politics

Turkey

Iran

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda

Indonesia

Tunisia and the Arab Spring

What about Terrorism? ISIS, Boko Haram, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and Hezbollah

Conclusion: Asking the Right Questions

Notes

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