Hotaling, Edward.

Islam without illusions : its past, its present, and its challenge for the future / Ed Hotaling. - [Syracuse, N.Y.] : Syracuse University Press, c2003. - x, 205 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary issues in the Middle East .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.

What would Muhammad do? -- Paradise and Islam's four core beliefs -- The first Islamic state -- The first women of Islam -- "General" Muhammad and the first jihad -- Separating from Judaism and Christianity -- One worldwide religion? -- Conquering half the world -- The crusades : a Christian jihad -- A (personal) Persian interlude -- The terrorists handbook -- A "clash of civilizations"?

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Islam.
Islam--Essence, genius, nature.
Islam--History.
Islam.
Islam--Historia.

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