Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors
Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam
Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of
*the economy
*society
*religion
*art, architecture and artefacts
*language and literature
*Arabhood and Arabisation
The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.


Author: Robert G. Hoyland
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/23/2001
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.50w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780415195355


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2001 pg. 144
Choice 05/01/2002 pg. 1644

About the Author
Robert G. Hoyland has been a research fellow of St John's College, Oxford since 1994. He is the author of Seeing Islam As Others Saw It and several articles on the history of the Middle East. He regularly conducts fieldwork in the region.