The Mosaic of Islam : A Conversation with Perry Anderson
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1786632128
ISBN-13
9781786632128
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2016
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
196 grams
Dimensions
13.10 x 19.80 x 1.50 cms
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The KoranCriticism & exegesis of sacred texts
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A comprehensive introduction to the faith and politics of Islam
Today, 23 percent of the global population is Muslim, but ignorance and misinformation about Islam persist. In this fascinating and useful book, the acclaimed writer Perry Anderson interviews the noted scholar of Islam Suleiman Mourad about the Qur’an and the history of the faith.<br><br>Mourad elucidates the different stages in Islam’s development: the Qur’an as scripture and the history of its codification; Muhammad and the significance of his Sunna and Hadith; the Sunni–Shi’a split and the formation of various sects; the development of jihad; the transition to modernity and the challenges of reform; and the complexities of Islam in the modern world. He also looks at Wahhabism from its inception in the eighteenth century to its present-day position as the movement that galvanized modern Salafism and gave rise to militant Islam or jihadism.<br><br><i>The Mosaic of Islam</i> reveals both the richness and the fissures of the faith. It speaks of the different voices claiming to represent the religion and spans peaceful groups and manifestations as well as the bloody confrontations that scar the Middle East, such as the Saudi Arabian and Iranian intervention in the Yemen and the collapse of Syria and Iraq.
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