Shadid, Anthony.

Legacy of the prophet: despots, democrats, and the new politics of Islam/ Anthony Shadid. - United Kingdom: Westview, 2001. - 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times
2. Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted 3. The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders
4. God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism
5. Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power
6. Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam
7. From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground
8. The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy Epilogue
Notes Selected Bibliography
Index

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Islam and world politics.
Islamic countries
Politics and government
Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam
Islam and world politics
Islamic fundamentalism
Islam

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