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Studies on the civilization of Islam / edited by Stanford J. Shaw and William R. Polk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gibb, H. A. R. (Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen), 1895-1971, author.
- Series:
- Beacon books on world affairs.
- Beacon books on world affairs
- Princeton legacy library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [1962]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and literature of Islamic society illustrate the unique vision of one of the world's great Orientalists.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Editors' Note
- Abbreviations Used In Footnotes And Bibliographies
- Preface
- Contents
- Part One. Medieval Islamic History
- Part Two. Islamic Institutions, Philosophy And Religion
- Part Three. Contemporary Intellectual Currents
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-357) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- "Articles ... drawn from a wide variety of publications over a span of nearly four decades."
- ISBN:
- 0-691-64205-2
- 1-4008-5519-5
- OCLC:
- 899261215
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