The archaeology of Islam
By: Timothy Insoll.
Series: Social archaeology
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Civilization, Islamic; Social archaeology -- Islamic countries; Material culture -- Islamic countries; Muslims -- Social life and customs
Description: This book examines the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life. Islam leaves distinctive material culture remains and distinctive categories of evidence which can be described, tested and used to indicate the presence of Muslim life in the archaeological record. The subject and the geographical area of Islam is vast. The author provides an assessment of the means and the methods of uncovering Islamic material records in the context of a wide range of times and places. Coverage extends from the origins of Islam in the seventh century AD up to the present.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-261) and index.