Islam : a thousand years of faith and power /

The authors examine the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. They also describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake.

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Main Author: Bloom, Jonathan (Jonathan M.)
Other Authors: Blair, Sheila
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2002.
Series:Yale Nota bene
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Summary:The authors examine the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. They also describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : TV Books, 2000.
Physical Description:268 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index.
ISBN:0300094221
9780300094220