1st Edition

Islam: Continuity And Change In The Modern World

By John Obert Voll Copyright 1982
414 Pages
by Routledge

414 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the broad dimensions of Islam, finding the basis of today's Islamic resurgence in the continuing interaction of varying styles of Islam and in the way each of these styles meets the challenges of the modern era.

1. Introduction 2. The Islamic Dimension: Community and History 3. The Foundations of the Modern Experience: Revival and Reform in the Eighteenth Century 4. European Domination and Islamic Response 5. Twentieth-Century Islam: Dominant Majorities in the Middle East and Africa 6. Twentieth-Century Islam: Eastern World, Nondominant Majorities, and Minorities 7. The Resurgence of Islam: The Spirit of the New Century 8. Perspectives and Prospects

Biography

John Obert Voll