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Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World)

By Robert G. Hoyland

Book information

Publisher
Routledge Publishers
Year
2021
ISBN
0415195357
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3470762 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
549\549
Topic
History
Time added
2020-05-05 06:09:57
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Description

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes.

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