The Arabs in Antiquity : Their History from the Assyrians to the Umayyads
| Author/creator |
Retso, Jan Author |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 704 p. ill 00.925 x 00.625 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book. It traces the mention of people called Arabs in all relevant ancient sources and suggests a new interpretation of their history. It is suggested that the ancient Arabs were more a religious community than an ethnic group, which would explain why the designation 'Arab' could be easily adopted by the early Muslim tribes. The Arabs of antiquity thus resemble the early Islamic Arabs more than is usually assumed, both being united by common bonds of religious ideology and law. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002068318 |
| ISBN | 9780700716791 |
| ISBN | 0700716793 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780700716791 |
| Stock number | 00081154 |
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