Legacy of the prophet: despots, democrats, and the new politics of Islam/
Anthony Shadid.
- United Kingdom: Westview, 2001.
- 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note on Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times 2. Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted 3. The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders 4. God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism 5. Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power 6. Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam 7. From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground 8. The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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