Islam in Asia: Religion, Politics, & Society

by John L. Esposito

Book Overview

The actions and political rhetoric of the day seem to affirm the commitment of many Muslims to a more Islamic political, social, and economic order. But despite the pervasiveness of this phenomenon and its geopolitical significance, our understanding of the contemporary Islamic world has remained astonishingly limited. More than half of the world's 800 million Muslims live in Asia, and yet most people continue to think of Islam as an essentially Arab...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040821
• ISBN13: 9780195040821
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"