Islam: The Straight Path
By John L. Esposito.
Description
The Gulf War, the World Trade Center bombing, conflicts in Afghanistan, Algeria, and Bosnia--these crises have dominated the headlines and global politics. Yet few of us know anything about Islam, a religion with one billion followers worldwide. Now John L. Esposito offers a timely new edition of Islam: The Straight Path, his widely acclaimed guide to Islamic history, faith, culture, and politics. Esposito provides a succinct, up-to-date survey of the Islamic experience, an introduction to the faith, belief, and practice of Islam from its origins to the present. He traces the emergence o...
ISBN(s)
0195112334, 9780195112337
