{"product_id":"islam-in-the-world-today-1","title":"Islam in the World Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConsidered the most authoritative single-volume reference work on Islam in the contemporary world, the German-language Der Islam in der Gegenwart, currently in its fifth edition, offers a wealth of authoritative information on the religious, political, social, and cultural life of Islamic nations and of Islamic immigrant communities elsewhere.\u003c\/b\u003e Now, Cornell University Press is making this invaluable resource accessible to English-language readers. More current than the latest German edition on which it is based, Islam in the World Today covers a comprehensive array of topics in concise essays by some of the world's leading experts on Islam, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• the history of Islam from the earliest years through the twentieth century, with particular attention to Sunni and Shi'i Islam and Islamic revival movements during the last three centuries;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• data on the advance of Islam along with current population statistics;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Muslim ideas on modern economics, on social order, and on attempts to modernize Islamic law (shari'a) and apply it in contemporary Muslim societies;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Islam in diaspora, especially the situation in Europe and America;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• secularism, democracy, and human rights; and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• women in Islam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four essays are each devoted to a specific Muslim country or a country with significant Muslim minorities, spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. Additional essays illuminate Islamic culture, exploring local traditions; the languages and dialects of Muslim peoples; and art, architecture, and literature. Detailed bibliographies and indexes ensure the book's usefulness as a reference work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Werner Ende","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572901380278,"sku":"9780801464898","price":66.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780801464898.jpg?v=1712125670","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/islam-in-the-world-today-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}