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020			_z9781118972304
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050		4	_aBP50 .S65 2016
082	0		_a297
100	1		_aSonn, Tamara.
245	1	0	_aIslam : _bHistory, Religion, and Politics.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNewark : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (194 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aNew York Academy of Sciences Series
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aIslam-Essence, genius, nature.
650		0	_aIslam-History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSonn, Tamara _tIslam _dNewark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2015 _z9781118972304
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aNew York Academy of Sciences Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=7104300 _zClick to View
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