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Keys to Understanding the Middle East

This book is intended for readers who have never studied the Middle East, or experts who may wish to fill gaps in their knowledge of the region from other disciplines. Whether for establishing or deepening one's knowledge of the region, these fundamentals are important to know. The languages, cultural, religious and sectarian communities of the region, and selected turning points and influential people in history are starting points for gaining an understanding of the contexts of the region.

Geography (Human)Social Sciences

Tác giả: Payind and McClimans
Nhà xuất bản: Ohio State University
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: Languages
1.01: Writing a Major Cultural Contribution of the Middle East
1.02: Linguistic Groups
1.03: Arabic's Influence in the Region
1.04: Islamic Expanision
02: Faith and Religious Identity
2.01: Who are the Salafis
Wahabis
2.02: Faith and Religious Identity
2.03: Diverse Religious Identities of the Middle East
2.04: Religious Diversity
2.05: Islam in Middle Eastern Societies
2.06: What is Shar'ia Law
2.07: Religious Pluralism
2.08: Prayer A Part of Daily Life for Muslims Around the World
2.09: Shi'ism
2.10: The Mystical Tradition of Sufism or Tasawwuf
03: The Impact of Imperialism
3.01: The Middle East and the Impact of Imperialism
3.02: Defining the Term Middle East
3.03: National Borders as Foreign Intervention
3.04: The Impact of Imperialism on the Region
3.05: Modernization vs. Westernization
3.06: Gamal Abdul Nasser and Non-Alignment
3.07: Nation States and Stateless Nations
3.08: The U.S. and Post-Bandung Imperial Dominance
3.09: Conclusion