About the Author

John L. Esposito is Professor and Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University and Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. His other publications include The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?; Islam and Democracy (with John O. Voll); Islam: The Straight Path; and Women in Muslim Family Law (the latter also produced by Syracuse University Press).

Reviews

Among the flood of books that has appeared on Islam in the last few years it stands out for its breadth; its great merit is to offer an informed summary of Islamic resurgence. . . . Invaluable.-- "American Historical Review"

Esposito has become one of the most prolific and effective interpreters of Islam to a broad audience.-- "Library Journal"

Should be required reading for all diplomats, analysts, and students of the contemporary Middle East.-- "American-Arab Affairs"