Islam: The Straight Path

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Oxford University Press, 2016 - History - 349 pages
This exceptionally successful survey text introduces the teachings and practice of Islam from its earliest origins up to its contemporary practice. John L. Esposito, an internationally renowned expert on Islam, traces the development of Islam and its impact on world history and politics.
Lucidly written and expansive in scope, Islam: The Straight Path, Fifth Edition, provides keen insight into one of the world's least understood religions. It is ideally suited for use in courses on Islam, world religions, comparative religions, and Middle East history and culture.
A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Islamic Studies Online (www.oxfordislamicstudies.com), edited by John L. Esposito, is included with the purchase of every new copy of this text.

About the author (2016)

John L. Esposito is University Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies, Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Director of The Bridge: Protecting Pluralism -- Ending Islamophobia at Georgetown University. Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam, he is the author of What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, Second Edition (2011), The Future of Islam (2010), and Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam (2002), and coauthor of Islam and Democracy after the Arab Spring (2015), all published by Oxford University Press.

Bibliographic information

TitleIslam: The Straight Path
AuthorJohn L. Esposito
Edition5
PublisherOxford University Press, 2016
ISBN0199381453, 9780199381456
Length349 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Middle East / General
Philosophy / Religious
Religion / Islam / General
Religion / Islam / History
Religion / Religion, Politics & State
Social Science / Islamic Studies
Social Science / Sociology of Religion
  
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