The Oxford history of Islam

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Title:

The Oxford history of Islam

Author:

Esposito, John L.

Publication Information:

New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [1999]

Physical Description:

xii, 749 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm

Summary:

"John L. Esposito, editor of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam - its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts." "Written for the general reader but also appealing to specialists, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best of that recent scholarship, presented in a readable style and complemented by a rich variety of illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.

Language:

English

Contents:

Muhammad and the caliphate : political history of the Islamic empire up to the Mongol conquest / Fruit of the tree of knowledge : the relationship between faith and practice in Islam / Law and society : the interplay of revelation and reason in the Shariah / Science, medicine, and technology : the making of a scientific culture / Art and architecture : themes and variations / Philosophy and theology : from the eighth century C.E. to the present / Islam and Christendom : historical, cultural, and religious interaction from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries / Sultanates and gunpowder empires : the Middle East / Eastward journey of Muslim kingship : Islam in South and Southeast Asia / Central Asia and China : transnationalization, Islamization, and ethnicization / Islam in Africa to 1800 : merchants, chiefs, and saints / Foundations for renewal and reform : Islamic movements in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / European colonialism and the emergence of modern Muslim states / Globalization of Islam : the return of Muslims to the West / Contemporary Islam : reformation or revolution?

Subject Term:

Civilisation islamique -- Histoire.

Islam -- Histoire.

Added Author:

Esposito, John L.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/99013219-d.html
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/99013219-t.html
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0725/99013219-b.html

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