Margaret Rydell introduces elements of Arab culture and Islam in an evenhanded, unbiased style and covers topics such as beliefs and values, religion and society, the role of the family, social formalities and etiquette and communication styles.
"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
Chronicles the history of the Arabic civilization from ancient to modern times with emphasis on the growth of Islam during the Middle Ages.
This authoritative study of the Arabians and the Arabic-speaking peoples is a hugely valuable source of information on Arab history. Suitable for both scholars and the general reader, it unrolls one of the richest and most instructive panoramas in history, telling with insight t…
Chronicles the history of the Arabic civilization from ancient to modern times with emphasis on the growth of Islam during the Middle Ages.
"The 3rd Assemani Symposium was dedicated to the transitional period of Islamic coinage, aiming at putting in context the Umayyad numismatic materials...Contributions also take into account Arab-Sasanian and Arab-Byzantine issues, as well as early Umayyad coins from various regi…
This edited scholarly volume offers a perspective on the history of the genre of the nude in the Middle East and includes contributions written by scholars from several disciplines (art history, history, anthropology). Each chapter provides a distinct perspective on the early da…
The Oriental library -- The Qur'an in translation -- A new view of Islam -- D'Herbelot's Oriental garden -- Islam in history -- Islam and the enlightenment. The foundations of the modern Western understanding of Islamic civilization were laid in the seventeenth and eighteenth c…
The Oriental library -- The Qur'an in translation -- A new view of Islam -- D'Herbelot's Oriental garden -- Islam in history -- Islam and the enlightenment The foundations of the modern Western understanding of Islamic civilization were laid in the seventeenth and eighteenth ce…
