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Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World
. Ed(S): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John
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Description for Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World
Paperback. This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city. Editor(s): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HRH; JHM; JHMC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city.
This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349372829
SKU
V9781349372829
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John
FRANCES TRIX is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology at Indiana University, USA. JOHN WALBRIDGE is a professor of Near Eastern Languages at Indiana University, USA, specializing in Islamic Philosophy, Science, and Education. The late LINDA WALBRIDGE was a cultural anthropologist who specialized in Shi'ism and minorities in Islamic countries.
Reviews for Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World
"Provides in-depth portraits of ordinary Muslims in a variety of every-day contexts in order to overcome insidious Western stereotypes." - Richard Antoun, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton "This is an outstanding collection of the personal lives of a variety of persons who are believers of Islam and for whom their religion ... Read more