The Sectarian Milieu: Content And Composition of Islamic Salvation History

by John Wansbrough

One of the most innovative thinkers in the field of Islamic Studies was John Wansbrough (1928-2002), Professor of Semitic Studies and Pro-Director of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Critiquing the traditional accounts of the origins of Islam as historically unreliable and heavily influenced by religious dogma, Wansbrough suggested radically new interpretations very different from the views of both the Muslim orthodoxy and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591023785
• ISBN13: 9781591023784
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.4"