2004, ISBN: 9780195125597

The dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges is a highly informative look at the religious, political, an… Mehr…

The dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges is a highly informative look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. Naturally, readers will find many entries on topics of intense current interest, such as terrorism and the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, the PLO and HAMAS. But the coverage goes well beyond recent headlines. There are biographical profiles, ranging from Naguib Mahfouz (the Nobel Prize winner from Egypt) to Malcolm X, including political leaders, influential thinkers, poets, scientists, and writers. Other entries cover major political movements, militant groups, and religious sects as well as terms from Islamic law, culture, and religion, key historical events, and important landmarks (such as Mecca and Medina). A series of entries looks at Islam in individual nations, such as Afghanistan, the West Bank and Gaza, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the United States, and the Books John L. Esposito|Paperback|Oxford University Press Inc|04/11/2004, Oxford University Press Inc<

2004, ISBN: 9780195125597

Oxford University Press Inc, Taschenbuch, 380 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-10-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780195125597, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1806083, Islamisch, Stud… Mehr…

Oxford University Press Inc, Taschenbuch, 380 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-10-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780195125597, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1806083, Islamisch, Studien zu religiösen Gruppen, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Lexika, Hand- & Jahrbücher, Schule & Lernen, Einführungen, Religion & Glaube, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Featured Categories, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Textbooks, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4901, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, Prime Student - Bis zu 10% Rabatt auf fremdsprachige Lehrbücher für Mitglieder, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_8901, Esposito, John L. Oxford University Press Inc, 2004<

ISBN: 9780195125597

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