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Title: THE ARABS AND ARABIA ON THE EVE OF ISLAM
By: Mr. F. E. Peters (Editor), Professor Lawrence I. Conrad
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0860787028
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Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Pub. date: 25 June, 1999
Series: The Formation of the Classical Islamic World v. 3
Pages: 458
Description: Essays examining the background to the rise of Islam. Topics considered include nomad-sedentary relations in the Near East, the Arabian peninsula, the history of the Arab peoples, the political and economic structures of the pre-Islamic period and the evolution of religious beliefs in the area.
Synopsis: This volume examines the background to the rise of Islam. The opening essays consider the broad context of nomad-sedentary relations in the Near East; thereafter the focus is on the Arabian peninsula and the history of the Arab peoples. The following papers set out the political and economic structures of the pre-Islamic period, and are concerned to trace the evolution of religious beliefs in the area, looking in particular at the role of local traditions and the impact of Jewish and Christian influences.
Illustrations: index
Publication: UK
Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Returns: Returnable
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EARLY ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE (HB)
EARLY ISLAMIC POETRY AND POETICS (HB)
EDUCATION AND LEARNING IN THE EARLY ISLAMIC WORLD (HB)
FORMATION AND PERCEPTION OF THE MODERN ARAB WORLD
GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL TERMS (PB)
HADITH (HB)
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC MEDICAL TRADITIONS (HB)
ISLAM
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ISLAM (PB)
JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM (HB)
JERUSALEM (PB)
JESUS AND MUHAMMAD (HB)
JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM: THE CLASSICAL TEXTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION, VOLUME I (PB)
JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM: THE CLASSICAL TEXTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION, VOLUME II (PB)
JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM: THE CLASSICAL TEXTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION, VOLUME III (PB)
LATE ANTIQUITY ON THE EVE OF ISLAM (HB)
MAGIC AND DIVINATION IN EARLY ISLAM (HB)
MANUFACTURING AND LABOUR (HB)
MECCA (HB)
MECCA (HB)
MECCA (PB)
MUHAMMAD AND THE ORIGINS OF ISLAM (HB)
MUHAMMAD AND THE ORIGINS OF ISLAM (PB)
MUSLIMS AND OTHERS IN EARLY ISLAMIC SOCIETY (HB)
PATTERNS OF EVERYDAY LIFE (HB)
PRODUCTION AND THE EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES (HB)
SHI'ISM (HB)
THE ARTICULATION OF EARLY ISLAMIC STATE STRUCTURES (HB)
THE BEDOUINS AND THE DESERT (HB)
THE BEDOUINS AND THE DESERT (PB)
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM (HB)
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM (PB)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC RITUAL (HB)
THE DISTANT SHRINE (HB)
THE EARLY ISLAMIC GRAMMATICAL TRADITION (HB)
THE EXPANSION OF THE EARLY ISLAMIC STATE (HB)
THE FORMATION OF AL-ANDALUS (HB)
THE FORMATION OF AL-ANDALUS (HB)
THE FORMATION OF ISLAMIC LAW (HB)
THE HAJJ (HB)
THE HAJJ (PB)
THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD (HB)
THE MONOTHEISTS, JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION (HB)
THE MONOTHEISTS: JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION, VOLUME I
THE MONOTHEISTS: JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION, VOLUME I (PB)
THE MONOTHEISTS: JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION, VOLUME II
THE MONOTHEISTS: JEWS, CHRISTIANS, AND MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT AND COMPETITION, VOLUME II (PB)
THE QUR'AN (HB)
THE QUR'AN (HB)
THE RISE OF HISTORICAL WRITING AMONG THE ARABS
THE RISE OF HISTORICAL WRITING AMONG THE ARABS (HB)
THE RISE OF HISTORICAL WRITING AMONG THE ARABS (PB)
THE TURKS IN THE EARLY ISLAMIC WORLD (HB)
THE VOICE, THE WORD, THE BOOKS (HB)
THE VOICE, THE WORD, THE BOOKS (HB)
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