Islam: The View from the Edge / Edition 1

by Richard Bulliet

Overview

Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became—and continues to be—so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231082198
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	05/23/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.95(w) x 8.91(h) x 0.52(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. A former Guggenheim fellow, he is the editor of The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century and author of The Camel and the Wheel. He is also the author of four novels of mystery and intrigue.

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Table of Contents

Foreword, by Olivier Roy
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the American Edition: A Euro-American Debate Over Islam
Introduction
1. Muslim Americans: A Religious Minority Like Any Other?
2. The Mosque Controversies: Moral Offense and Religious Liberty
3. The Anti-Sharia Movement
4. The Face of Anti-Muslim Populism
5. Forcing the First Amendment: American Exporting of Religious Freedom
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Bulliet (history, Columbia U.) reviews the evolution of authority in the history of Islam, and contends that despite the recent successes of fundamentalist leaders, the future of Islam rests with individuals and small groups far from the power centers, who are synthesizing their faith with the modern world. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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