In recent months, much attention has been paid to Islam and the greater Muslim world. Some analysis has been openly hostile, while even more has been overly simplistic. Islam in Context goes behind the recent crisis to discuss the history of Islam, describe its basic structure and beliefs, explore the current division between Muslim moderates and extremists, and suggest a way forward. Authors Peter G. Riddell and Peter Cotterell draw from sources such as the Qur'an, early Christian chronicles of the Crusades, and contemporary Muslim and non-Muslim writings. They move beyond the stereotypes of Muhammad-both idealized and negative-and argue against the myth that relatively recent events in the Middle East are the only cause for the clash between Islam and the West. Riddell and Cotterell ask the non-Muslim world to attempt to understand Islam from the perspective of Muslims and to acknowledge past mistakes. At the same time, they challenge the Muslim world by suggesting that Islam stands today at a vital crossroads and only Muslims can forge the way forward. Islam in Context will appeal to all those who are interested in an alternative to the easily packaged descriptions of the relationship between Islam and the West.

Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future

History

Cotterell, Peter

Peter G. Riddell

Middle East

Baker Academic

In this text Peter Riddell evaluates the development of Islamic religious thought in the Malay-Indonesian world from the earliest times to the present. He also compares theological trends in other parts of the Muslim world as they relate to developments in Muslim South East Asia.

Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World: Transmission and Responses

Religion & Spirituality

C.Hurst & Co

Islam and the Malay-Indonesian world: Transmission and responses

Horizon Books

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