"This third edition of Ira M. Lapidus's classic A History of Islamic Societies has been substantially revised to incorporate the insights of new scholarship and updated to include historical developments in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Lapidus's history explores…
The Cambridge history of Islam
by Holt, Peter Malcolm, Lewis, Bernard, Lambton, Ann K. S.
The last years of the Prophet
by Poonawala, Ismail K., Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
The last years of the Prophet
by Poonawala, Ismail K., Ṭabarī
fromSUNY series in Near Eastern studies
"In honor of Carole Hillenbrand's outstanding achievements in Islamic and Middle Eastern scholarship, this volume, gathers original research from a range of leading European and American scholars. Chapters illuminate topics in medieval Islamic history, Islamic doctrine and pract…
This book is an introduction to the history of the Muslim world for readers with little or no knowledge of the subject. It points out the unifying elements that bind together the Muslim world, but stresses the religious and political differences that prevent them from acting as …
This book is an introduction to the history of the Muslim world for readers with little or no knowledge of the subject. It points out the unifying elements that bind together the Muslim world, but stresses the religious and political differences that prevent them from acting as …
"This learned and engaging study casts new light on the nature of religion in pre-Islamic Iran and on the persistence of Iranian religious beliefs both outside and inside Islam after the Arab conquest"-- "Patricia Crone's latest book is about the Iranian response to the Muslim …
The Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism provides a comprehensive and detailed examination into Islam as a religion, Islam as a government, and Islam as a way of life. It is a thorough analysis of various groups, events, movements, key figures, and dogmas that have in…
