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Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam

Name: Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam
ISBN: 9780415195355

Robert G. Hoyland

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Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors
Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam
Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of
the economy
society
religion
art, architecture and artefacts
language and literature
Arabhood and Arabisation
The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.