The Pursuit of Learning in the Islamic World, 610-2003

by Hunt Janin

Islam scares the West. Militant conservatism and the horrific acts of violent fundamentalists evoke outrage, but the reprehensible few reinforce a longstanding Western stereotype of all Muslims as "incorrigibly fanatical, violent and morally and culturally different." Overlooked is the long history of Muslim intellectual and cultural achievement, and its potential to flower once again. With about 1.5 billion adherents, Islam is the world's fastest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786429046
• ISBN13: 9780786429042
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher