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Illuminates the history of the Arabs before the emergence of Islam, collating nearly two hundred and fifty translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources. Drawn from a broad period between the eighth century BC and the Middle Ages, the volume provides a comprehensive, wide-ranging, and up-to-date examination of what ancient sources had to say about the politics, culture, and religion of the Arabs in the pre-Islamic period.
This volume provides an understanding of how Islam changed the Indian Ocean world and vice versa — a world historical lesson that stretches across several centuries and a vast ocean. The opening section provides introductory information, and the second section called "The Documents" includes primary source material spanning from the 7th century to the 20th. .
Catalog of an exhibition of ancient and modern art from Jordan. Leading art scholars offer a comprehensive exploration of Jordan's history and archaeology, and the development and variety of its art forms.
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