Особенности и преимущества
- Karen Armstrong's short history offers a vital corrective to the narrow view of Islam that haunts the popular Western imagination.
- The book covers the origins and spread of Islam, the split between Shii and Sunni Muslims, the emergence of Sufi mysticism, and the impact of revolutionary Islam.
- It concludes with an assessment of Islam today and its challenges.
- Armstrong's book challenges the view that the West and Islam are on a collision course.
- It is a model of authority, elegance, and economy.