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Following Muhammed
- Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World
- Narrated by: Bill Wallace
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 07-15-10
- Language: English
- Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Regular price: $22.00
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One out of five people in the world is Muslim; only 18 percent of those, however, are Arab. Ernst moves away from a Middle Eastern bias, addressing the pluralistic nature of Muslim societies and thought. Framing his argument in terms of religious studies, Ernst describes how Protestant definitions of religion and anti-Muslim prejudice have affected views of Islam in Europe and America. Ernst also covers the contemporary importance of Islam in both its traditional settings and its new locations, and provides a context for understanding extremist movements like fundamentalism.
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- Rayhaan
- Manukau, New Zealand
- 08-24-10
Fair and Well balanced
This is a fair and well balanced review of islam. Made better by the insightfulness of the writer. Great book!!!
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- Jessica
- 01-19-18
Terrible performance.
Chapter 8 in the table of contents turns out to be chapter 6 when it is read out loud. I’ve been wondering why non of my questions for class were answered in the corresponding chapters and that’s because THE CHAPTERS DO NOT CORRESPOND. Also, you cannot choose the page you want to jump to. You have to listen to each chapter in its entirety.
Terrible. 0 stars for performance.
And it’s tragic because Ernst has EXCELLENT things to say. If he didn’t I would not have put up with this at all.