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Islamic history [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Adam J. Silverstein.

By: Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 157 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780191572876 (electronic bk.)
  • 019157287X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islamic history.DDC classification:
  • 297/.09 22
LOC classification:
  • BP50 .S55 2010eb
Online resources: Summary: Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike.Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.
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Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike.Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-145) and index.

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