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The Challenge of the Past
(Living Islam series)

VHS
50 minutes
BP50 .L58 1993 v.2

The three major empires' greatness and subsequent decline explain many differences in Muslim thinking today. The Ottomans were confronted by Europe and Christianity, accounting for the 'western' approach of many Turkish Muslims, the Mughals achieved a synthesis with Hinduism that produced such beauty as the Taj Mahal, while the Saffavid dynasty was characterized by the shi'a/sunni split which is still acted out in Southern Iran in the Taziya pageants.

A BBC-TV Production
Distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.

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