Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780385506922
- Book Title
- Two Faces of Islam : the House of Sa’ud from Tradition to Terror
- Publisher
- Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Author
- Stephen Schwartz
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, Social Science, History
- Topic
- Islamic Studies, Islam / History, Fundamentalism, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 21.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385506929
ISBN-13
9780385506922
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2232603
Product Key Features
Book Title
Two Faces of Islam : the House of Sa’ud from Tradition to Terror
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Islamic Studies, Islam / History, Fundamentalism, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.9 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-073631
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
“The war against terror is a war against radical Islam–and on behalf of civilized Islam. No one has done more to expose the radical, Saudi-Wahhabi face of Islam than Stephen Schwartz. Here he also introduces us to a second, benign face of Islam, one that is a source of reassurance or at least hope.” -William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard “Islamic culture is man-made. It has created great splendors as well as great miseries. Stephen Schwartz’s work is exemplary in illuminating intra-Muslim distinctions, both historic and theological; distinctions which are of the first importance for the rest of the world to understand. He is a most articulate enemy of Islamofascism.” -Christopher Hitchens “After September 11, author and journalist Stephen Schwartz began a long-overdue public discussion of the dangers of Wahhabism for the world. The result is this groundbreaking book, the best book on the topic yet published. Stephen Schwartz has dissected Wahhabism from the roots up and has traced its growth like no previous writer. This book will be the outstanding reference work on Wahhabism for years to come. Stephen Schwartz’s work will completely change how the world views Islam.” -Ali Al-Ahmed, Saudi Institute for Development and Studies, “The war against terror is a war against radical Islam–and on behalf of civilized Islam. No one has done more to expose the radical, Saudi-Wahhabi face of Islam than Stephen Schwartz. Here he also introduces us to a second, benign face of Islam, one that is a source of reassurance or at least hope.” -William Kristol, Editor,The Weekly Standard “Islamic culture is man-made. It has created great splendors as well as great miseries. Stephen Schwartz’s work is exemplary in illuminating intra-Muslim distinctions, both historic and theological; distinctions which are of the first importance for the rest of the world to understand. He is a most articulate enemy of Islamofascism.” -Christopher Hitchens “After September 11, author and journalist Stephen Schwartz began a long-overdue public discussion of the dangers of Wahhabism for the world. The result is this groundbreaking book, the best book on the topic yet published. Stephen Schwartz has dissected Wahhabism from the roots up and has traced its growth like no previous writer. This book will be the outstanding reference work on Wahhabism for years to come. Stephen Schwartz’s work will completely change how the world views Islam.” -Ali Al-Ahmed, Saudi Institute for Development and Studies
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The
Dewey Decimal
297.8/14
Synopsis
In this informed, compelling exploration of Moslem beliefs and of the sectarian conflicts within the community, a Jewish historian paints a sympathetic portrait of mainstream Islam and exposes the centuries-old roots of Osama bin Laden’s extremism. The difficult, protracted war against terrorism has raised unsettling questions about the nature of Islam and its influence on America’s declared enemies. In The Two Faces of Islam, Stephen Schwartz, who has devoted years to the study of Islam, explains its complex history and describes the profound philosophical and religious differences that distinguish traditional beliefs from the radical sects that have sprung up over the past fifteen hundred years. He focuses on Wahhabism, the puritanical sect to which Osama bin Laden belongs. Founded in the eighteenth century by a radical cleric, this intolerant “Islamo-fascist” sect became the official creed of the Saudi Arabian state and has been exported to Moslem countries from the Balkans to the Philippines, as well as to Islamic communities in Western Europe and the United States. By setting the current upheavals within an historical and religious context, Schwartz demonstrates that Osama bin Laden and his followers are not really fighting a war against America. Rather, they are engaged in a revolution within Islam itselfa movement that parallels the turmoil within Christianity during the sixteenth century. Schwartz not only exposes the collusion of the Saudi Arabian government in the spread of radical Islam (which makes them at best reluctant allies of the West), he shows that the majority of Moslems have little sympathy for the Wahhabis and that many openly denounce their motivations and goals. A riveting narrative that never smacks of propaganda, The Two Faces of Islam is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand who we are fighting, what our enemies believe, and who our friends in the Moslem world really are.
LC Classification Number
BP60.S36 2003
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