Islam in the world /

This invaluable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a full overview of the religion in its historica...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Ruthven, Malise
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.
Rhifyn:3rd edition
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Crynodeb:This invaluable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a full overview of the religion in its historical, geographic, and social settings.
Disgrifiad Corfforoll:xxiv, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Llyfryddiaeth:Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-447) and index.
ISBN:9780195305036
0195305035