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Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias Reference works Enclyclopédies Encyclopégies |
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Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Josef W Meri; Jere L Bacharach |
ISBN: | 0415966914 9780415966917 0415966922 9780415966924 0415966906 9780415966900 0203957601 9780203957608 |
OCLC Number: | 59360024 |
Description: | 2 volumes (xliii, 878, 55 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
Contents: | v. 1. A-K, index -- v. 2. L-Z, index. |
Series Title: | Routledge encyclopedias of the Middle Ages, v. 13. |
Responsibility: | Josef W. Meri, editor. |
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Abstract:
Examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the 7th and 16th century. This two-volume work contains 700 alphabetically arranged entries, and provides a portrait of Islamic civilization. It is of use in understanding the roots of Islamic society as well to explore the culture of medieval civilization.
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'Offers overviews of a variety of humanistic topics... This comprehensive and necessary reference work in a growing discipline is sure to be a welcome addition to any collection supporting Islamic or medieval studies... Recommended.' -- Choice'the book under review provides the reader with an admirable mosaic of knowledge about various aspects of medieval Islamic society and the interdisciplinary approach to the chosen subjects provides an excellent and inspiring starting point for further medieval studies, as well as a first-rate reference manual.' -- Oriental Archive Read more...
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