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THE OXFORD HISTORY OF ISLAM
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| By: |
John L. Esposito (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£51.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195107993 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195107999 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
6 April, 2000 |
| Pages: |
768 |
| Description: |
rhis concise, up-to-date history begins in the pre-Islamic Arab world and goes through to the present, telling the story of Muhammad and his Companions, the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, and the influence that Islam has on today's world. It traces the growth of Muslim philosophy, science, and art, and the influence of Islam on the middle East, Africa, and Asia, and Western civilization. The book is lavishlyillustrated with four-colour and black and white photographs throughout. |
| Synopsis: |
This lavishly illustrated book begins in the pre-Islamic world and details the birth, development, and growth of Islam through to the present. It is arranged both thematically and chronologically, tracing the growth of Islamic faith, laws science, art and philosophy through time and across the world, and discussing as well the spread of Islam throughout the middle East, Africa, India, Central and East Asia, and finally Europe and North America. The contributors are all top-level scholars and experts in their fields; they bring a variety of backgrounds and points of view to the work. |
| Illustrations: |
numerous colour and halftone illustrations, 15 maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |