Britain and Islam: A History from 622 to the Present Day
An eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic world—a thousand-year relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than is often recognized In this broad yet sympathetic survey—ranging from the Crusades to the modern day—Martin Pugh explores the social, political, and cultural...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CT
Yale University Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Pugh, Martin, Britain and Islam] (2021) (Gilham, Jamie)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Islam
/ History
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBF British Isles SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Great Britain / Europe / Generals / HISTORY
B Muslims (Great Britain) History B Islam (Great Britain) History |
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| Summary: | An eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic world—a thousand-year relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than is often recognized In this broad yet sympathetic survey—ranging from the Crusades to the modern day—Martin Pugh explores the social, political, and cultural encounters between Britain and Islam. He looks, for instance, at how reactions against the Crusades led to Anglo-Muslim collaboration under the Tudors, at how Britain posed as defender of Islam in the Victorian period, and at her role in rearranging the Muslim world after 1918. Pugh argues that, contrary to current assumptions, Islamic groups have often embraced Western ideas, including modernization and liberal democracy. He shows how the difficulties and Islamophobia that Muslims have experienced in Britain since the 1970s are largely caused by an acute crisis in British national identity. In truth, Muslims have become increasingly key participants in mainstream British society—in culture, sport, politics, and the economy Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface / Pugh, Martin -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One. Islam: ‘A Kind of Christianity’? -- Chapter Two. The Myths of the Crusades -- Chapter Three. The Impact of the Reformation -- Chapter Four. India and the Anglo-Muslim Love Affair -- Chapter Five. Britain and the Management of Islamic Decline -- Chapter Six. The Victorians, Islam and the Idea of Progress -- Chapter Seven. Islam – Westernising or Orientalist? -- Chapter Eight. The Great War and the Re-drawing of the Ottoman Empire -- Chapter Nine. Islam, Democracy and Nationalism after the Second World War -- Chapter Ten. Muslims and the Crisis of British National Identity -- Chapter Eleven. Islamophobia -- Chapter Twelve. Muslims in the British Mainstream -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0300249292 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.12987/9780300249293 |