An introduction to Islam
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An introduction to Islam
（Islamic surveys）
Edinburgh University Press, 1994
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Einführung in die islamische Geschichte
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"Reprinted in paperback 1994"
Includes bibliography and index
Translation of: Einführung in die islamische Geschichte
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- The concept and unity of Islamic history
- Islam - religion and legal system
- the Islamic world - society and economy
- a regional view of Islamic history
- periods of Islamic history
- languages, names and the calendar of Islam.
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