The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam
Subtitle: From Polemic to History (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780521028462
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Islam; Medieval; History; Religion - World Religions; History: World; Arabian peninsula; Islam - History; History / Middle East; History-Medieval; Islam--Origin; Religion / Islam / History; Islam - General
First sentence: Along with the idea that Mecca was at the centre of a major international trade route, the religious situation of the Hijazi Arabs around the beginning of the seventh century AD has frequently been used to help account for the emergence of Islam (identified with the activity of Muhammad).