Arabia and the Arabs: from the Bronze Age to the coming of Islam

Provides a survey of the Arab region and its peoples from prehistory to the coming of Islam. Using a wide range of sources-- inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeologicar evidence-- Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south to the deserts and oa...

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Main Author: Hoyland, Robert G. 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 2001
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Provides a survey of the Arab region and its peoples from prehistory to the coming of Islam. Using a wide range of sources-- inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeologicar evidence-- Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south to the deserts and oases of the north. Also examines economy, society, religion, art, architecture and artifacts, language and literature, and Arabhood and Arabisation.
Item Description:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Physical Description:XII, 324 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:0415195357
0415195349

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