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The Formation of Islam Religion and Society in the Near East, 600–1800

Authors

Jonathan P. Berkey
, Davidson College, North Carolina
Published 2002

Description

Jonathan Berkey's 2003 book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE. The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, and the religious traditions which preceded Islam. Subsequent chapters investigate Islam's first century and the beginnings of its own traditions, the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs, and thereafter the emergence of new forms of Islam…

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Key features

  • An accessible and comprehensive survey of the religious history of the Near East from 600 to 1800
  • Covers both the formation of Islam, and its relationship to other religious traditions
  • For students and general readers as a starting-point for further study

Awards

  • Winner of the Middle East Studies Association Albert Hourani prize 2003

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