Religion in the Middle East
Three Religions in Concord and Conflict

An erudite study that will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical impact of Islam in the Middle East.

A. J. Arberry (Edited by)

9780521088954, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 October 2008

784 pages
22.9 x 4 x 15.2 cm, 1.03 kg

It is generally accepted that the Middle East witnessed the ancient rise of monotheism and its dissemination. The three faiths predominantly concerned - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have retained their separateness and have been in different degrees torn asunder by schisms; but less well known has been the degree of co-operation between the three faiths and their multifarious sects, throughout history. First published in 1969, Religion in the Middle East aims to give a factual account of these three religions and their sects, in concord and conflict, from an historical perspective. The focus was on the significance of Islam, considered to be the dominant religion of the Middle East since the seventh century. Experts from many parts of the world contributed individual chapters, and the whole work was co-ordinated by a team of leading scholars, making it an erudite study that will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical impact of Islam in the Middle East.

List of plates
List of maps
Foreword A. J. Arberry
Introduction to the 1976 reprint C. F. Beckingham
Part I. Islam: 1. Historical review R. B. Serjeant
2. Islam in Egypt Jacques Jomier
3. Islam in the countries of the Fertile Crescent Eric F. F. Bishop
4. Islam in Turkey Annemarie Schimmel
5. Ith? 'Ashar? Sh?'ism and Iranian Islam Seyyed Hossein Nasr
6. Islam in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan Johannes M. S. Baljon
7. Islam in the USSR G. E. Wheeler
8. Islam in Northwest Africa (Maghrib) Adolphe Faure
9. Islam in the Sudan Richard Hill
10. Islam in East Africa Enrico Cerulli
11. Islam in West Africa Geoffrey Parrinder
12. Islam in the Balkans Wayne S. Vucinich
13. ?S?fism Martin Lings
14. The Wahh?b?s George Rentz
15. The Zayd?s R. B. Serjeant
16. The Ib??d?s Roberto Rubinacci
17. The Ism?'?l?s Asaf A. A. Fyzee
18. The Druzes H. Z. Hirschberg
19. The A?hmad?s James Robson
Part II. The Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: 20. Doctrine 'Abd Al-Taf?hum
21. Law Y. Linant de Bellefonds
22. Society and politics F. M. Pareja
23. The cultural aspect: with special reference to Egypt and Syria A. L. Tibawi
24. Religion and anti-religion W. Montgomery Watt
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]