This book analyzes the development of Islam and Muslim communities in the West, including influences from abroad, relations with the state and society, and inte

Begins by offering a reading of Islamic sources, interpreting them for a Western context. The author demonstrates how an understanding of universal Islamic prin

The need to understand Islam and Muslims has never been greater, both because of conflicts that dominate the news and because of the increasing presence of Musl

Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies," Bernard Lewis has been for half a century one of the West's foremost scholars

*Winner of the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction* *Selected as a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star* An insightful an