Islam : History, Religion, and Politics.

Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Maps -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Further Reading -- Art and Architecture -- Current Affairs -- History -- Literature -- Philosophy -- Reference -- Religion -- Science -- Women -- Websites -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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