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Islam: A Short History begins with the flight of Muhammad and his family from Medina in the seventh century and the subsequent founding of the first mosques. It recounts the origins of the split between Shii and Sunni Muslims, and the emergence of Sufi mysticism; the spread of Islam throughout North Africa, the Levant, and Asia; the shattering effect on the Muslim world of the Crusades; the flowering of imperial Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries into the world's greatest and most sophisticated power; and the origins and impact of revolutionary Islam. It concludes with an assessment of Islam today and its challenges.
With this brilliant book, Karen Armstrong issues a forceful challenge to those who hold the view that the West and Islam are civilizations set on a collision course. It is also a model of authority, elegance, and economy.
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December 18, 2007 -
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- ISBN: 9780307431318
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- ISBN: 9780307431318
- File size: 1981 KB
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- English
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- ATOS Level: 12
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 10-12
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- English
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- ATOS Level:12
- Interest Level:9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty:10-12
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