| Afghanistan's Islam: From Conversion to the Taliban Contributor(s): Green, Nile (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520294130 ISBN-13: 9780520294134 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History |
| Dewey: 297.095 |
| LCCN: 2016036746 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book provides the first overview of the history and development of Islam in Afghanistan. Written by leading international experts, chapters cover every era from the conversion of Afghanistan through the medieval period to the present day. Based on primary sources in Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, and Urdu, its depth of coverage is unrivalled in providing a developmental picture of Afghanistan's Islam, including such issues as the rise of Sufism, women's religiosity, state religious policies, and transnational Islamism. Looking beyond the unifying rhetoric of theology, the book reveals the disparate and contested forms of Afghanistan's Islam. |