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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Azimuth Editions in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies,
[2018]
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| Summary: | 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, Shiʻism, 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. |
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| Item Description: | Published "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness Aga Khan"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 339 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781898592358 1898592357 |