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Islam

From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople
Volume 2: Religion and Society
Edited and translated by Bernard Lewis
ISBN13: 9780195050882ISBN10: 0195050886 Paperback, 352 pages
Jun 1987,  In Stock

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$49.95 (04)
352 pages; 4 illus.; 5-5/16 x 8; ISBN13: 978-0-19-505088-2ISBN10: 0-19-505088-6

Description

This second volume examines the religion and structure of Islamic society. Bernard Lewis draws on a broad range of Islamic literature, including books on religious sects, politics and economics, philosophy and science, travel, biography and literary works, and even bureaucratic records from such disparate sources as the postal service and the judiciary. Comprehensive and cogently translated, these documents bring into sharp focus aspects of a world long neglected by Western historians.

About the Author(s)

Edited and translated by Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus, Princeton University, United States