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The Islamic Middle East: An Historical Anthropology by Lindholm, Charles

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781557864215

EAN: 9781557864215

Publication Year: 1996

Type: Textbook

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Book Title: The Islamic Middle East: an Historical Anthropology

Item Height: 229mm

Author: Charles Lindholm

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD

Topic: Islam, Government

Item Width: 152mm

Item Weight: 343g

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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This is an account of the origins, nature, and evolution of Islam. It is also an exploration of the cultures of the Middle East in which Islam originated fourteen centuries ago and of the Arab, Persian and Turkish societies where it remains a powerful force. Islam and the cultures in which it arose are inseparably linked and, as the author shows, need to be understood in the context of each other.The book is divided into six parts. The first describes the problems of viewing the Middle East from a western perspective and discusses the violent consequences of centuries of misunderstanding between Muslim society and the broadly Christian West. The second examines the cultural characteristics of ancient, medieval, and modern Arab societies, focussing on the central notions of individualism, authority, loyalty, and egalitarianism.In Part III the author describes the rise of Islam, the tensions between secular and religious authority, and the rise and fall of the Muslim empires. He then moves in Part IV to the evolution of Islam itself and to the development of Sufism, Shiism [note: reverse the inverted comma] and other sects and cults. He examines the achievements of Islamic learning and philosophy, and the paradoxes of claims to spiritual ascendancy within the anti-authoritarian ethic of Islam.In the final parts of the work Professor Lindholm seeks to reconcile negative Middle Eastern attitudes towards blacks, slaves, and women with cultural and Islamic affirmations of the equality of all human beings. In his conclusion he draws together the evidence of history, culture, and religion to consider the paradox of egalitarian peoples living under despotic regimes, and the present prospects for resistance to authority and emancipation from tyranny.This outstanding synthesis of historical and anthropological perspectives provides a fresh understanding of the nature of Islam and of the Middle East in the past and in the present. It is written with verve and wit, and illustrated with maps and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century lithographs. It is fully referenced and indexed, and includes a glossary and a comparative time line.

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John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD

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9781557864215

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Book Title

The Islamic Middle East: an Historical Anthropology

Author

Charles Lindholm

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Islam, Government

Publication Year

1996

Type

Textbook

Number of Pages

352 Pages

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229mm

Item Width

152mm

Item Weight

343g

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Charles Lindholm

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United Kingdom

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