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This full survey of Islamic history and culture has been reprinted in a new format. It covers all the basic characteristics of Islam including: theology, revelation, mysticism and law; social and economic aspects of medieval life; the historical development of each of the main regions of the Islamic world; the principal trends and political/cultural events from the rise of Islam to the present; the development of the Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages; and nomenclature and the Muslim calendar. A chronological table of 50 pages provides an accessible reference.
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Gerhard Endress is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Ruhr University, Bochum (Germany).
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- PublisherColumbia University Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0231065817
- ISBN 13 9780231065818
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. By Gerhard Endress, translated from German by Carole Hillenbrand. Condition good, noticeable wear to cover. This book offers a clear, thoughtful, and concise account of Islamic theology, revelation, dogmatic evolution, mysticism, and law; social and econiic aspects of medieval urban life; a summary of the historical development of each of the main regions of the Islamic world; the principal trends and most important political/cultural events from the rise of Islam to the present; notes on Arabic, Persian, and Turkish languages; on nomenclature, and on the Muslim calendar. A massive chronological table, running to 50 pages, provides a most valuable reference, and is followed by a splendid select bibliography for further reading. Seller Inventory # introislam
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ix, 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents: Introduction: the concept and unity of Islamic history -- Europe and Islam: the history of a science -- Islam: religion and legal system -- The Islamic world: society and economy -- A regional view of Islamic history -- Periods of Islamic history -- Appendix: languages, names and the calendar of Islam. Seller Inventory # ouy200
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