by Adam J. Silverstein · OUP Oxford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780199545728
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«Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction» is the historical essay by Adam J. Silverstein (OUP Oxford, paperback, 157 pages, in English).
Adam Silverstein explains how Islam went from being a small community in seventh-century Arabia to a global religion with over a billion followers. He analyzes the cultural diversity of Islamic history, the peoples who shaped it —Arabs, Persians and Turks— and institutions such as the mosque, jihad and the caliphate.
Volume 220 of the «Very Short Introductions» series from Oxford University Press, published in 2010.
An accessible gateway for those wishing to begin exploring Islamic history without prior knowledge.
