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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An invaluable and convenient source of information.
Gerhard Endress is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Ruhr University, Bochum (Germany).
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0852245246. Seller Inventory # 8735702
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Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. University Press Edinburgh, 1988, 8vo, 294 pages. Softcover edition in very good+ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # GD05208
Seller: Antiquariat im Schloss, Schwaigern, D, Germany
paper-backed book, 8vo. X, 294 S. With Carts and Maps. It is a translation and revision of a German iriginal first published in 1983. Good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900. Seller Inventory # 25664