Makers of Contemporary Islam

Makers of Contemporary Islam
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 019514127X
ISBN-13 : 9780195141276
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Book Synopsis Makers of Contemporary Islam by : John L. Esposito

Download or read book Makers of Contemporary Islam written by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the biographies of nine major activist intellectuals whose work provides the core of what the Islamic resurgence became in the 1990s adn is an important foundation for what it can become in the 21st century. Nine figures are covered: Ismail al-Faruqi, Khurshid Ahmad, Maryam Jameelah, Hasan Hanafi, Anwar Ibrahim, and Abdurrahman Wahid.


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