Islamic history

What are the percepts of Shari'ah law? What role did Genghis Khan play in Islamic history? How do the teachings of the Qur'an mesh with those of other religious texts? Islamic History is part of a 3 book series. In this powerful, probing, and thought-provoking series, the world of Islam is...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere Verfasser: Etheredge, Laura (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2010
Ausgabe:1st ed
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:The Islamic world
Schlagworte:Islamic civilization Islam
Umfang:Online-Ressource (226 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 THE PRECURSORS OF ISLAM (c. 3000 BCE-500 CE); CHAPTER 2 FORMATION AND ORIENTATION (c. 500-634); CHAPTER 3 CONVERSION AND CRYSTALLIZATION (634-870); CHAPTER 4 FRAGMENTATION AND FLORESCENCE (870-1041); CHAPTER 5 MIGRATION AND RENEWAL (1041-1405); CHAPTER 6 CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION (1405-1683); CHAPTER 7 ISLAMIC HISTORY FROM 1683 TO THE PRESENT: REFORM, DEPENDENCY, AND RECOVERY; GLOSSARY; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX; BACK COVER;