Arabia and the Arabs From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam

Name: Arabia and the Arabs From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam
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ISBN: 9780415195355

ISBN-10: 0415195357

ISBN-13: 9780415195355

Edition: 2002

Authors: Robert G. Hoyland

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Knowledge of pre-Islam Arabia is essential for anyone seeking to understand how Islam arose and the shape it took. Further, knowledge of the cultures, commerce, and conflicts of the Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Muhammed is fatally incomplete without the inclusion of the Arabs and the vital role they played.Arabia and the Arabsprovides the only up-to-date, one volume survey of the region and its peoples during this period. 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 desert oases of the north. He meticulously traces the major themes in…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.43" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



List of plates


List of maps and figures


Acknowledgements


Introduction



East Arabia



South Arabia



North and central Arabia



Economy



Society



Religion



Art, architecture and artefacts



Language and literature



Arabhood and Arabisation


Notes


Bibliography


Index