Among the believers: an Islamic journey

"Among the Believers" is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restori...

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Main Author: Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London A. Deutsch 1981
In:Year: 1981
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islamic countries
B Indonesia / Iran / Malaysia / Pakistan / Islamic countries / Islam / Criticism / Travel description / History 1979-1981
Further subjects:B Islamic countries Description and travel
B Religion and state Islamic countries
B Manners and customs
B Islam Asia
B Naipaul, V. S Travel Islamic countries
B Religion and state
B Islamic countries Social life and customs Islamic countries
B Islamic countries
B Travel description
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Summary:"Among the Believers" is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world. It is a uniquely valuable insight into modern Islam, and the comforting simplifications of religious fanaticism. 'The edgy exactitude of Naipaul's writing is both effortlessly classical and yet at the same time brilliantly contemporary, as sharp and lucid as a spear of glass ...He is inimitable, truly great and truly deserving of the Nobel' - "Observer".
ISBN:0233974164