Islam : The Straight Path Updated with New Epilogue
ISBN: 9780195182668 | 0195182669
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 12/30/2004
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John L. Esposito is University Professor of Religion and International Affairs at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
This updated version of Islam: The Straight Path includes a new Epilogue by John Esposito in which he addresses the impact 9/11 and its aftermath have had on both the Muslim and non-Muslim world, discussing Islam's relationship to democracy and modernity and focusing more sharply on the origins and growth of extremism and terrorism in the name of Islam. This exceptionally suc... MORE
This updated version of Islam: The Straight Path includes a new Epilogue by John Esposito in which he addresses the impact 9/11 and its aftermath have had on both the Muslim and non-Muslim world, discussing Islam's relationship to democracy and modernity and focusing more sharply on the origins and growth of extremism and terrorism in the name of Islam. This exceptionally suc... MORE
| Preface to the Revised Third Edition | ix | ||
| Introduction | xiii | ||
| 1. Muhammad and the Quran: Messenger and Message | 1 | (31) | |
| 2. The Muslim Community in History | 32 | (36) | |
| 3. Religious Life: Belief and Practice | ... MORE | 68 | (47) |
| 4. Modern Interpretations of Islam | 115 | (43) | |
| 5. Contemporary Islam: Religion and Politics | 158 | (65) | |
| 6. Islam and Change: Issues of Authority and Interpretation | 223 | (30) | |
| 7. Epilogue | 253 | (20) | |
| Glossary | 273 | (4) | |
| Notes | 277 | (8) | |
| Select Bibliography | 285 | (8) | |
| Index | 293 |
