Shattering the Myth by Bruce B Lawrence

Shattering the Myth by Bruce B Lawrence

This volume demonstrates that conceptions of Islam often portrayed in the Western media as a violent, hostile and monolithic religion, more accurately reflect the bias of Western reporters than they do the realities of contemporary Islam.

"Bruce Lawrence's excellent analysis of Islam today brings together socioeconomic, historical, political, and religious elements, and sets these against the backdrop of global capitalism and high technology. . . Shattering the Myth is an extremely well argued, well developed and well documented book that serves as a basis for further studies of Islam and the images held about it."

Bruce B. Lawrence is Professor of Islamic Studies and Chair of the Department of Religion at Duke University. The Past President of the American Society for the Study of Religion, he is the author of six books, including Defenders of God: The Fundamentalist Revolt Against the Modern Age, which won the 1990 prize for excellence in historical studies from the American Academy of Religion.

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ISBN 13	9780691057699
ISBN 10	0691057699
Title	Shattering the Myth
Author	Bruce B Lawrence
Series	Princeton Studies In Muslim Politics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1998-04-05
Number of pages	232
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