Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam - Couverture souple

Hoyland, Robert G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415195357 ISBN 13 : 9780415195355

Editeur : Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the South, to the deserts and oases of the north.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 of
*the economy
*society
*religion
*art, architecture and artefacts
*language and literature
*Arabhood and Arabisation
The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415195357
• ISBN 13: 9780415195355
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 340