Bibliograph

The formation of Islam, religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey

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The formation of Islam, religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-275) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The formation of Islam

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

50476676

Responsibility statement

Jonathan P. Berkey

Series statement

Themes in Islamic history, v. 2

Sub title

religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800

Summary

"Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam's first century, the "classical" period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs. He then traces the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period, deftly showing how Islam emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process.", http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002031470.html

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