Islam : an illustrated journey / Farhad Daftary, Zulfikar Hirji.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daftary, Farhad, author.

Hirji, Zulfikar A. (Zulfikar Amir), 1965- author.

Contributor:

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--History.

Islam.

History.

Islamic civilization--History.

Islamic civilization.

Islamic civilization--History--Pictorial works.

Islamic Empire--History.

Islamic Empire.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

339 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 32 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Azimuth Editions in association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, [2018]

Summary:

"Travelling through more than fourteen hundred years of history from Islam's formative era to its place in the modern world, the book explores the many social and cultural landscapes of Arabia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, China, the Americas and Europe where Islam was adopted and took root. The book also discusses the historical formation and development of Islam's many interpretative traditions and orientations including Sunnism, Shiʻism, Ibadism and Sufism. It also covers the diverse social and cultural institutions that Muslims have built and through which they have expressed their beliefs and ideas, as well as the numerous artists, intellectuals and personalities who have contributed to the story of Islam"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

In Abraham's footsteps

God's messenger

God's revelation

Succession and the early caliphates

Rivals and revolutionaries

Muslim renaissance

Introspection and invasion

Last empires

Modern Muslims.

Notes:

Published "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of His Highness Aga Khan"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781898592358

1898592357

OCLC:

1054166513

Publisher Number:

99979123404