An easy-to-use, information-packed, authoritative reference on the modern Islamic world Designed for general readers with little or no knowledge of this burgeoning and increasingly important world religion Esposito is the bestselling and expert author of What Everyone needs to Know about Islam, and Unholy War This superb Oxford Dictionary provides more than 2,000 vividly written and up-to-date entries Part of the market-leading Oxford Paperback Reference series The Dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges is a highly informative look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world. Naturally, readers will find many entries on topics of intense current interest, such as terrorism and the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, the PLO and HAMAS. But the...
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