Islam instrumentalized: religion and politics in historical perspective
Auteur :
Platteau, Jean-Philippe
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107155442
Date de publication :
6 juin 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
870 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book challenges the widespread view that Islam is a reactionary religion that defends tradition against modernity and individual freedom. Jean-Philippe Platteau shows how Islam is vulnerable to political manipulation and how the threat of religious extremism is especially high because Islam is not organized as a centralized church.