Religion in the Middle East Three Religions in Concord and Conflict Religion in the Middle East 2 Volume Paperback Set Series

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. Ithā 'Asharī Shī'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. ̣Sūfism Martin Lings; 14. The Wahhābīs George Rentz; 15. The Zaydīs R. B. Serjeant; 16. The Ibạ̄dīs Roberto Rubinacci; 17. The Ismā'īlīs Asaf A. A. Fyzee; 18. The Druzes H. Z. Hirschberg; 19. The Ạhmadīs James Robson; Part II. The Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: 20. Doctrine 'Abd Al-Tafāhum; 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.