Oxford Dictionary of Islam Esposito John L. Professor of Religion and International Affairs; Director Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University
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…
Specifikacia Oxford Dictionary of Islam Esposito John L. Professor of Religion and International Affairs; Director Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University
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, influentia