Arabs and empires before Islam /
'Arabs and Empires before Islam' collates nearly 250 translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources which, from a variety of different perspectives, illuminate the history of the Arabs before the emergence of Islam. These sources are drawn from a broad period from the eight...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Multiple languages |
| Language Notes: | Text in English and multiple languages. |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Arabs and Empires before Islam' collates nearly 250 translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources which, from a variety of different perspectives, illuminate the history of the Arabs before the emergence of Islam. These sources are drawn from a broad period from the eighth century BC to the Middle Ages, and include texts written in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Persian, and Arabic, inscriptions in a variety of languages and alphabets, and discussions of archaeological sites from across the Near East. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191801433 0191801437 9780191056994 0191056995 |