Hagarism: The Making of the Islamic World

by Patricia Crone and Michael A. Cook

Book Overview

This is a controversial study of the origins of Islamic civilisation, first published in 1977. By examining non-Muslim sources, the authors point out the intimate link between the Jewish religion and the earliest forms of Islam. As a serious, scholarly attempt to open up a new, exploratory path of Islamic history, the book has already engendered much debate. This paperback edition will make the authors' conclusions widely accessible to teachers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521297540
• ISBN13: 9780521297547
• Release Date: February 1980
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"