Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam
Robert G. Hoyland
Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors
Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam
Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes.
Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam
Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes.
Catégories:
Année:
2001
Edition:
2
Editeur::
Routledge
Langue:
english
Pages:
336
ISBN 10:
0415195357
ISBN 13:
9780415195355
Collection:
Peoples of the Ancient World
Fichier:
PDF, 3.31 MB
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english, 2001