Islam in the world /
Ruthven, Malise
Islam in the world / Malise Ruthven. - 3rd edition - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006. - xxiv, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-447) and index.
This invaluable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a full overview of the religion in its historical, geographic, and social settings.
9780195305036 0195305035
2006280244
BP161.2 / .R87 2000
297
Islam in the world / Malise Ruthven. - 3rd edition - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006. - xxiv, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-447) and index.
This invaluable introductory guide provides a complete and lively summary of Islam, one of the most worldly of the great religions, in which the quest for spiritual fulfillment is inevitably bound up with political aspirations. Malise Ruthven presents a full overview of the religion in its historical, geographic, and social settings.
9780195305036 0195305035
2006280244
BP161.2 / .R87 2000
297