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G. W. Bowersock
The Crucible of Islam
2017. 240 S. 192 mm
Verlag/Jahr: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2017
ISBN: 0-674-05776-7 (0674057767)
Neue ISBN: 978-0-674-05776-0 (9780674057760)
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Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century CE. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from the Iberian peninsula to India. Today, Muslims account for nearly a quarter of the global population. G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this most obscure and yet most dynamic period in the history of Islam from the mid-sixth to mid-seventh century exploring why arid Arabia proved to be such fertile ground for Muhammad s prophetic message, and why that message spread so quickly to the wider world. In Muhammad´s time Arabia stood at the crossroads of great empires, a place where Christianity, Judaism, and local polytheistic traditions vied for adherents.
G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of more than 3 articles and books on Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern history, as well as the classical tradition in western literature.