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1	World Religions Today more books like this by John L Esposito, Darrell J Fasching, Todd Lewis add to wishlist Rather than looking backwards at the history of different religious faiths, the authors of this text look at the living and changing beliefs that make up Christianity, Judaism, and Islam today. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £12.04!
2	The Oxford History of Islam more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist This lavishly illustrated book begins in the pre-Islamic world and details the birth, development, and growth of Islam through to the present. It is arranged both thematically and chronologically, tracing the growth of Islamic faith, laws science, art and philosophy through time and across the world, and discussing as well the spread of Islam ... see all copies from £14.34! new only from £27.41! \| first editions
3	Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think more books like this by John L Esposito, Dalia Mogahed add to wishlist Based on the largest ever study of its kind, this book is the first to present the fascinating findings of the Gallup Poll of the Muslim World. It is co-authored by a bestselling author, Georgetown University professor John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed, Gallup's executive director of Muslim studies.The horrific events of 9/11 dramatically ... see all copies from £10.10! new only from £11.19! \| first editions
4	Islam: The Straight Path Updated with New Epilogue more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist This updated version of Islam: The Straight Path includes a new Epilogue by John Esposito in which he addresses the impact 9/11 and its aftermath have had on both the Muslim and non-Muslim world, discussing Islam's relationship to democracy and modernity and focusing more sharply on the origins and growth of extremism and terrorism in the name of ... see all copies from £13.39! new only from £28.63!
5	What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam. As a leading expert, John Esposito has found himself called upon to speak to a wide range of audiences, including members of Congress, the Bush administration, government agencies, the military, and the media. Out of this ... see all copies from £8.09! new only from £10.09! \| first editions
6	Islam: The Straight Path more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist This exceptionally successful survey text introduces the faith, belief, and practice of Islam from its earliest origins up to its contemporary resurgence. The author, an internationally renowned expert on Islam, traces the development of this dynamic faith and its impact on world history and politics, discussing the formation of Islamic belief and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.64! \| first editions
7	Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist Director of the Georgetown Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, John L. Esposito explains the fundamental issues at the heart of Muslim-Western conflicts and terrorism. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.27! \| first editions
8	Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives more books like this by John J Donohue, Ph.D. (Editor), John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist 9/11 and continued acts of global terrorism from Madrid to Bali have challenged the understanding of academic experts, students, and policymakers, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Critical questions have been raised about Islam and Muslim politics in the modern world: Are Islam and modernity compatible?; Is Islam compatible with modernization: with ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
9	The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist What does the rise of Islam mean for the West? What do Westerners need to know to understand its religion and politics--and its diversity? Should the West feel threatened? Is there an imminent "clash of civilizations"? What is the connection between international terrorism and the fundamentalist Islamic movement? Esposito's THE ISLAMIC THREAT, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Makers of Contemporary Islam more books like this by John L Esposito, John Obert Voll add to wishlist This book examines the development of contemporary Islamic movements and thought through the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals whose work povides the core of what the Islamic resurgence became in the 1990s, and is an important foundation for what it can become in the 21st century. By profiling nine such internationally recognised ... see all copies from £13.09! new only from £19.23!
11 view cover	Religions of Asia Today more books like this by John L Esposito, Darrell J Fasching, Todd Lewis add to wishlist Religions of Asia Today, as the title suggests, is the only book to focus on the effect of modernity on the religions of Asia: what their adherents practice as well as the way the faiths developed historically. The book connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices but also shows how these religions have responded to and been ... see all copies from £30.33! new only from £38.18!
12 view cover	The Oxford Dictionary of Islam more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist Designed for general readers with little or no knowledge of Islam, this superb Oxford Dictionary provides more than 2,000 vividly written, up-to-date, and authoritative entries organized in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format. The Dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, stressing topics of most interest to Westerners. What emerges ... see all copies from £7.54! new only from £9.51! \| first editions
13 view cover	Voices of Resurgent Islam more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £8.73! new only from £22.49! \| first editions
14 view cover	Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in the Middle East and Europe more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor), Francois Burgat (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £7.11! new only from £11.31! \| first editions
15 view cover	Islam, Gender, and Social Change more books like this by Esposito Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist One of the most controversial and emotionally charged aspects of the Muslim religious resurgence has been its effect on women in Muslim societies. The essays collected in this book place the issue in its historical context and offer case studies of Muslim societies from North Africa to Southeast Asia. The volume as a whole militates against the ... see all copies from £12.47! new only from £18.58!
16 view cover	Women in Muslim Family Law more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revised to expand and update coverage of family law reforms that have taken place throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the historical and legal context for ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.01! \| first editions
17 view cover	Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Global Impact of Fethullah Gulen Nur Movement more books like this by M Hakan Yavuz (Editor), John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist This work examines reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gulen movement. see all copies from £11.96! new only from £11.96!
18 view cover	Islam and Politics more books like this by John L Esposito add to wishlist This edition provides perspectives on the significant recent events, including the Gulf War, that have transpired in Middle East politics and provides an update for the contemporary political situation in Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the Sudan. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Islamic World Set: Past and Present more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist Since the events of September 11, 2001, students and people everywhere are filled with questions about Islam. What do Muslims believe? Who is Osama bin Laden? What is a jihad? Even though Islam is a major religion with more than one billion followers worldwide and more than six million in the United States alone, there is still uncertainty and ... see all copies from £12.76! new only from £41.75! \| first editions
20 view cover	Asian Islam in the 21st Century more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor), John O Voll (Editor), Osman Bakar (Editor) add to wishlist Although more than half of the world's Muslims live in Asia, most of the widely read books on contemporary Islam focus on developments in the Middle East, giving short shrift to experiences in some of the largest Muslim countries in the world. In recent years events like the terrorist bombings in Bali, intensifying separatist activities in ... see all copies from £13.43! new only from £15.06!
21 view cover	The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World: 4-Vol. Set more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist This unique reference is the first comprehensive encyclopedia dedicated to institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim societies throughout the world. Placing particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World contains over 750 articles in four volumes. The focus ... see all copies from £34.27! new only from £66.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Islam and Democracy more books like this by Voll Esposito, John O Voll, John L Esposito add to wishlist Religious resurgence and democratization have been two of the most significant developments of the last quarter of the twentieth century. Frequently they work together; other times they are at odds. In the muslim world, this relationship is of special importance because of the strength of the Islamic resurgence, and the intensity of muslim demands ... see all copies from £7.79! new only from £14.79!
23 view cover	Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam more books like this by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book should be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion and interfaith studies. Based on the premise that women's struggles to have their voices heard are shared throughout the monotheisms, these essays offer new insights into ... see all copies from £6.53! new only from £10.77! \| first editions
24 view cover	Iran at the Crossroads more books like this by John L Esposito (Editor), Rouhollah K Ramazani (Editor) add to wishlist At the dawn of the 21st century, we are witnessing the redefining and reforming of the Islamic Republic, a struggle between the President Khatami's reformist agenda and more militant conservative forces led by Ayatollah Khameni, Iran's Supreme Religious Guide. The Islamic Republic of Iran at 20 is a place of new promises and aspirations whose ... see all copies from £17.33! new only from £40.50!
25 view cover	Religions of the West Today more books like this by John L Esposito, Darrell J Fasching, Todd Lewis add to wishlist Ideal for courses in Western religions and world religions, Religions of the West Today covers the same material as the parallel chapters of the authors' longer textbook, World Religions Today, Third Edition. Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, it explores major religious traditions--Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ... see all copies from £29.16! new only from £29.16!

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