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  • AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM

    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.
    ISBN: 0748605118
    Publisher: EDINBURGH

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  • ISLAM

    This is the second edition of the thoughtful and concise account of all aspects of Islam. Following an appraisal of the study of Islam, Gerhard Endress guides the reader through key elements, including religion, the legal system and the social and economic aspects of medieval life.
    ISBN: 0748616209
    Publisher: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

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  • ISLAM

    This highly acclaimed survey provides a thoughtful and concise account of all aspects of Islam in history. Following an appraisal of the study of Islam, Gerhard Endress guides the reader through key elements.

    Religion (including the Revelation of the Prophet Muhammad and the development of doctrine in its historical setting) • Law and the state in medieval Islam • Social and economic aspects of medieval Islam • The historical development of each of the main regions of the Islamic world: Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Spain, Egypt, Iran, Anatolia • The principal trends and major periods of Islamic history

    • The development of Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages • Names and titles • The Muslim

    calendar.
    ISBN: 817822156X
    Publisher: NEW AGE BOOKS

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