Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World) Book

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriorsArabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of IslamUsing 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 deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of*the economy*society*religion*art, architecture and artefacts*language and literature*Arabhood and ArabisationThe volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    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...

  • ASDA

    Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions poetry histories and archeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia from ancient Sheba in the South to the deserts and oases of the north.

  • 0415195357
  • 9780415195355
  • Robert G. Hoyland
  • 23 August 2001
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
  • 1
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