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Islamic history : a very short introduction / Adam J. Silverstein.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 157 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780191572876
  • 019157287X
  • 9780191609343
  • 019160934X
  • 9786612383564
  • 6612383569
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islamic history.DDC classification:
  • 297/.09 22
LOC classification:
  • BP50 .S55 2010eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • B969
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Contents:
Acknowledgements; Preface; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The story; 2 Peoples and cultures; 3 Institutions; 4 The sources; 5 Competing approaches; 6 Religious significance; 7 Political significance; Conclusions; References and further reading; Index.
Summary: Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)303939

Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145) and index.

Acknowledgements; Preface; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The story; 2 Peoples and cultures; 3 Institutions; 4 The sources; 5 Competing approaches; 6 Religious significance; 7 Political significance; Conclusions; References and further reading; Index.

Print version record.