Islam: An Illustrated Journey Book Launch

 

Islam: An Illustrated Journey is a richly illustrated, accessible account of Islamic history that gives the reader an introduction to a faith that is practiced today by over a billion people whose traditions and civilizations are rich and diverse.

 

Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam’s formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root.

 

The book also discusses the historical formation and development of Islam’s many interpretative traditions and orientations including Sunnism, Shiʿism, Ibadism and Sufism. It also covers the diverse social and cultural institutions that Muslims have built and through which they have expressed their beliefs and ideas, as well as the numerous artists, intellectuals and personalities who have contributed to the story of Islam.

 

The book is co-authored by Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications, and Zulfikar Hirji, Associate Professor of Anthropology at York University, Toronto, a specialist in the anthropology and social history of Muslim societies and cultures.

 

Islam: An Illustrated Journey is a publication to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan, 1957–2017

 

 

Date: November 3, 2018.