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Sacred landscape in medieval Afghanistan : revisiting the Faḍa'il-i Balkh /

Afghanistan has played a crucial role in shaping the history of Islam. This book provides the first in-depth study of the sacred sites and landscape of medieval Balkh, in today's northern Afghanistan, in the five centuries from the Islamic conquests of the eighth century to the arrival of the M...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Azad, Arezou, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Oxford Oriental monographs.
Subjects:
Sacred space > Afghanistan > Balkh.
Islam > Afghanistan > Balkh > History.
Balkh (Afghanistan) > History.
Balkh (Afghanistan) > Antiquities.
Lieux sacrés > Afghānistān > Balkh.
Islam > Afghānistān > Balkh > Histoire.
Balkh (Afghānistān) > Histoire.
Antiquities
Islam
Sacred space
Afghanistan > Balkh
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Afghanistan has played a crucial role in shaping the history of Islam. This book provides the first in-depth study of the sacred sites and landscape of medieval Balkh, in today's northern Afghanistan, in the five centuries from the Islamic conquests of the eighth century to the arrival of the Mongols in the thirteenth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191766954
019176695X