Arabia and the Arabs : from the Bronze Age to the coming of Islam / Robert G. Hoyland.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001 (2003 printing)Description: xii, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 0415195349; 9780415195348; 0415195357 (pbk.); 9780415195355 (pbk.)Subject(s): Arabian Peninsula -- HistoryDDC classification: 953 LOC classification: DS231 | .H69 2001Online resources: Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-315) and index.
1. East Arabia -- 2. South Arabia -- 3. North and central Arabia -- 4. Economy -- 5. Society -- 6. Religion -- 7. Art, architecture and artefacts -- 8. Language and literature -- 9. Arabhood and Arabisation.
Provides a survey of the Arab region and its peoples from prehistory to the coming of Islam. Using a wide range of sources-- inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeologicar evidence-- Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south to the deserts and oases of the north. Also examines economy, society, religion, art, architecture and artifacts, language and literature, and Arabhood and Arabisation.
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