Keys to Understanding the Middle East

by Payind and McClimans

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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.

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Publisher
Ohio State University
Subjects
Social Sciences, Geography (Human)
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. About the Authors
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Licensing
  7. Table of Contents
  8. 1: Languages
  9. 1.1: Writing, a Major Cultural Contribution of the Middle East
  10. 1.2: Linguistic Groups
  11. 1.3: Arabic's Influence in the Region
  12. 1.4: Islamic Expanision
  13. 2: Faith and Religious Identity
  14. 2.01: Who are the Salafis
  15. 2.1: Who are the Salafis/Wahabis?
  16. 2.2: Faith and Religious Identity
  17. 2.3: Diverse Religious Identities of the Middle East
  18. 2.4: Religious Diversity
  19. 2.5: Islam in Middle Eastern Societies
  20. 2.6: What is Shar'ia Law?
  21. 2.7: Religious Pluralism
  22. 2.8: Prayer, A Part of Daily Life for Muslims Around the World
  23. 2.9: Shi'ism
  24. 2.10: The Mystical Tradition of Sufism, or Tasawwuf
  25. 3: The Impact of Imperialism
  26. 3.1: The Middle East and the Impact of Imperialism
  27. 3.2: Defining the Term "Middle East"
  28. 3.3: National Borders as Foreign Intervention
  29. 3.4: The Impact of Imperialism on the Region
  30. 3.5: Modernization vs. Westernization
  31. 3.6: Gamal Abdul Nasser and Non-Alignment
  32. 3.7: Nation States and Stateless Nations
  33. 3.8: The U.S. and Post-Bandung Imperial Dominance
  34. 3.9: Conclusion
  35. Back Matter
  36. Index
  37. Glossary
  38. References
  39. Index
  40. Glossary
  41. Detailed Licensing