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Imagining the Arabs: Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam
Peter Webb
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Description for Imagining the Arabs: Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam
Hardback. .
Investigating the core questions about Arab identity and history, this book tackles the time-honoured stereotypes that depict Arabs as ancient Arabian Bedouin, and reveals the stories to be a myth: tales told by Muslims to recreate the past to explain the meaning of Islam and its origins.
Investigating the core questions about Arab identity and history, this book tackles the time-honoured stereotypes that depict Arabs as ancient Arabian Bedouin, and reveals the stories to be a myth: tales told by Muslims to recreate the past to explain the meaning of Islam and its origins.
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474408264
SKU
V9781474408264
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Ref
99-15
About Peter Webb
Peter Webb is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (2015-18) at SOAS, University of London.
Reviews for Imagining the Arabs: Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam
'A wide-ranging and ambitious book.'
Al-Usur al-Wusta, Philip Wood, Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations -A paradigm-shifting study...a rich and fascinating work, one that is destined to become a classic in the field.-
Aaron W. Hughes, University of Rochester, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
Al-Usur al-Wusta, Philip Wood, Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations -A paradigm-shifting study...a rich and fascinating work, one that is destined to become a classic in the field.-
Aaron W. Hughes, University of Rochester, American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences