03639cam a2200577Ma 4500 ocn902599977 OCoLC 20200709055914.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130805s2013 dcu ob 001 0 eng d YDXCP eng pn YDXCP OCLCO OCLCF EBLCP MHW TXA N$T P@U OCLCQ 855019924 855504890 9781612345239 (electronic bk.) 1612345239 (electronic bk.) 9781612345222 1612345220 (OCoLC)902599977 (OCoLC)855019924 (OCoLC)855504890 BP194.16 .B48 2013eb REL 037000 bisacsh 297.8/042 23 MAIN Betts, Robert Brenton. The Sunni-Shi'a divide [electronic resource] : Islam's internal divisions and their global consequences / Robert Brenton Betts. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2013. 1 online resource (vii, 181 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The rise of Islam and its early divisions -- The Sunni-Shi'a divide in modern times -- The future of militant Islam. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Sept. 9, 2013). Until the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shiæa, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy QurÆan and Shariæa law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular ones, harbor for the prophet Muhammad, his family, and Islamic traditions. In The Sunni-Shiæa Divide Robert Betts traces the tortuous history of IslamÆs sectarian divisions, emphasizing the most important one, the Shiæa departure from Sunni ôorthodoxy.ö. Although the majority of Muslims remain faithful to the Sunni sect of Islam, approximately 15 percent subscribe to the Shiæa creed. As AmericaÆs involvement in the Middle East drags on, Betts reiterates that policymakers, scholars, and laymen alike must understand the many faces of Islam, the internal forces in the United States that have brought us into these conflicts, and the role of Israel in the regionÆs escalating tensions. How the increasing hostility between the two main Islamic factions plays out on the world stageuas Sunni Turkey, Shiæa Iran, and their allies vie for dominanceuis of major consequence for everyone, especially financially strapped Europe and the United States. Sunnites Relations Shīʻah. Shīʻah Relations Sunnites. Islam and world politics. RELIGION Islam General. bisacsh Interfaith relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01353343 Islam and world politics. fast (OCoLC)fst00979897 Shīʻah. fast (OCoLC)fst01117946 Sunnites. fast (OCoLC)fst01138714 Electronic books. Print version: Betts, Robert Brenton. Sunni-Shi'a divide. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013 9781612345222 (DLC) 2013007562 (OCoLC)829446081 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=620558 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1336329 EBSCOhost EBSC 620558 Project MUSE MUSE muse32145 YBP Library Services YANK 10922904 92 N$T 53615 53615