Islam: an illustrated journey

"Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam’s formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China...

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Hauptverfasser: Daftary, Farhad 1938- (VerfasserIn), Hirji, Zulfikar Amir 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Azimuth Editions [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:"Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam’s formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root. The book also discusses the historical formation and development of Islam’s many interpretative traditions and orientations including Sunnism, Shiʿism, Ibadism and Sufism. It also covers the diverse social and cultural institutions that Muslims have built and through which they have expressed their beliefs and ideas, as well as the numerous artists, intellectuals and personalities who have contributed to the story of Islam"--
Beschreibung:Published "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness Aga Khan"--Title page verso. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:339 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 32 cm
ISBN:9781898592358
1898592357