Brève histoire de l`islam à l`usage de tous

History of Religions
Brève histoire de l’islam
à l’usage de tous
by Antoine Sfeir
The first pedagogical guide to Islam from its origins to our times
About the author
Technical specifications
Antoine Sfeir, born in 1948 in Beirut (Lebanon), is a writer, political analyst
and Lebanese journalist who lives in France. He is the editor
of the Cahiers de l’Orient and president of the Centre d’études et de
réflexions sur le Proche-Orient. From 1968 to 1976, he co-directed the
foreign desk of L’Orient-Le Jour, the only French-speaking daily in the
Near and Middle-East.
Format: 120 x 205 mm
Pages: 200
Retail price: 14,80E
Rights Sold
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Bibliography:
50 clés sur l’Islam, Bayard 2006
Al-Qaida menace la France, Le Cherche-Midi, 2007
Vers l’Orient compliqué , les Américains et le monde arabe, Grasset, 2006 ;
Américains, Arabes l’affrontement, with Nicole Bacharan, Seuil, 2006 ;
Dictionnaire de l’Islam, Plon, 2002.
Outstanding Features
>> The author’s reputation and credentials.
>> The success of L’Islam en 50 clés : 11,000 copies sold.
>> Suitable for a wide readership.
This book fills the tragic dearth of quality popular works on Islam for
teachers. It was constructed with the help of teachers and approved
by teachers.
In a lively and informed manner, the author recounts the history of Islam
while following a timeline, and explains the cultural and geo-strategic
stakes in its development.
Following a simple chronological plan, he covers large periods from the
birth of the prophet up to the most recent events. The layout was designed
to create various different reading levels and provide easy navigation within
the text: boxes, a short bibliography for each subject treated, systematic
references for the Muslim source documents to avoid all contention,
maps…
This book establishes a clear distinction between historical facts, beliefs,
myths and imagination: to help overcome preconceived ideas, ideological
interpretations as well as many Muslims’ ignorance about Islam.
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