What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00I5WMY4U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 484 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Russell J. Sanders said excellent resource. If you have a “need to know,” John L. Esposito, one of America’s leading scholars on Islam, has compiled a book that, while not exhaustive, will supply a neophyte enough knowledge to feel informed or enough to propel the reader to other sources. That book is What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam. Divided into topic after topic, most entries are no more than a page long.. Good start to understanding Islam This book gives a lot of information about Islam, organized in question-answer form. And that's part of the problem with the book. It seems a little disorganized, with topics hard to find. It's also a bit burdened by its essential purposes--inform, but present Islam in a very positive light. I would like to have had more hard information on Islamic history and culture, more specifics about. Stephanie E. Horn said A great book for your home library.. Very well written and answers questions I never thought to ask.
Editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Modern Islam and The Oxford History of Islam, and author of The Future of Islam and many other acclaimed works, John L. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many others - have raised new questions in the minds of policymakers and the general public. This brief audiobook remains the first place to look for up-to-date information on the faith, customs, and political beliefs of the more than one billion people who call themselves Muslims.. Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. This newly updated edition of What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam is the best single source for clearly presented, objective information about these new developments, and for answers to questions about the origin and traditions of Islam