02813nam a2200505Ki 4500 ocn871257859 OCoLC 20200709060046.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140303s2014 nyu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781107731943 (electronic bk.) 1107731941 (electronic bk.) 9781107031876 1107031877 (OCoLC)871257859 685241 (N$T) BP55 .A96 2014eb REL 037000 bisacsh 297.09/021 23 HIS002000 bisacsh N$TA ʻAẓmah, ʻAzīz. A history of Islam in late antiquity : Allah and his people / Aziz Al-Azmeh. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Based on a critical review of the relevant scholarship, and with the use of epigraphic and other material evidence as well as more traditional sources, this book presents a comprehensive and innovative reconstruction of the rise of Islam as a religion and imperial polity. It reassesses the development of the imperial monotheism of the New Rome, and the history of the Arabs as an integral part of Late Antiquity, including their ethnogenesis, and the emergence in this context of what was to become Muslim monotheism, which is compared with the emergence of other monotheisms from polytheistic systems. Topics discussed include the emergence and development of the Muhammadan polity and its new cultic deity, its associated ritual, the constitution of the Muslim canon, and the development of early Islam as an imperial religion. Intended principally for scholars of late antiquity, Islamic studies and the history of religions, the book opens up many novel directions for future research"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Islam History To 1500. Islam Origin. HISTORY / Ancient / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Islam / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: ʻAẓmah, ʻAzīz. History of Islam in late antiquity 9781107031876 (DLC) 2013023226 (OCoLC)851753979 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=685241 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/31876/cover/9781107031876.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 685241 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 54429 54429