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Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century CE. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from the Iberian peninsula to India. Today, Muslims account for nearly a quarter of the global population. G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this most obscure and yet most dynamic period in the history of Islam from the mid-sixth to mid-seventh century exploring why arid Arabia proved to be such fertile ground for Muhammad s prophetic message, and why that message spread so quickly to the wider world. In Muhammad's time Arabia stood at the crossroads of great empires, a place where Christianity, Judaism, and local polytheistic traditions vied for adherents.
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The Crucible of Islam, G. W. Bowersock
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2017
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- Titel
- The Crucible of Islam
- Taal
- Engels, Duits
- Auteurs
- G. W. Bowersock
- Uitgever
- Harvard University Press
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2017
- Formaat
- Hardcover
- Aantal pagina's
- 220
- ISBN10
- 0674057767
- ISBN13
- 9780674057760
- Reeks
- Beoordeling
- 3,85 van 5
- Aantekening
- Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century CE. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from the Iberian peninsula to India. Today, Muslims account for nearly a quarter of the global population. G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this most obscure and yet most dynamic period in the history of Islam from the mid-sixth to mid-seventh century exploring why arid Arabia proved to be such fertile ground for Muhammad s prophetic message, and why that message spread so quickly to the wider world. In Muhammad's time Arabia stood at the crossroads of great empires, a place where Christianity, Judaism, and local polytheistic traditions vied for adherents.