The World of Islam: Faith, People, Culture

by Bernard Lewis

Book Overview

In spite of its astonishing impact upon the modern world, the civilization of Islam is still Terra Incognita for many in the West. The thirteen contributors to this volume, all eminent specialists, aim to remedy that situation. Islam itself, and the peoples who accepted it, come first in the story. The central area and period of Islamic greatness - the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam in the seventh century to the aftermath of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500276242
• ISBN13: 9780500276242
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.8"