Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics

by Amin Saikal and James Piscatori

Book Overview

Assuming a central place in Muslim life, the Qur'an speaks of one community of the faith, the umma. This unity of the faithful is recognised as the default aspiration of the believer, and in the modern era, intellectuals and political leaders have often vied both to define, and to lead it. Based on case studies of actors such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and ISIS, James Piscatori and Amin Saikal consider how some appeals to pan-Islam prove useful, yet other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108740553
• ISBN13: 9781108740555
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.4"