The World of Islam by Bernard Lewis

The World of Islam by Bernard Lewis

In spite of its astonishing impact upon the modern world, the civilization of Islam is still Terra Incognita for many in the West. The thirteen contributors to this volume, all eminent specialists, aim to remedy that situation. Islam itself, and the peoples who accepted it, come first in the story. The central area and period of Islamic greatness - the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam in the seventh century to the aftermath of the Mongol conquests in the thirteenth - produced a culture of extraordinary depth, variety and richness. Art, social life, trade, mysticism, literature, music, science and warfare all developed uniquely Islamic forms; all are fully considered and lavishly illustrated.

'A magnificent repository of love and learning … approaching its subject with such generosity and proportion that one feels the whole of Islamic art and learning has to be encapsulated within its covers' - The Times
'Scholarly and densely informative, beautifully and generously illustrated, a valuable and accessible work of general reference' - Financial Times

Bernard Lewis is a British-American historian, public intellectual, and political commentator. Lewis' expertise is in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West. He is also noted in academic circles for his works on the history of the Ottoman Empire. n 1990, the National Endowment for the Humanities selected Lewis for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities.

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ISBN 13	9780500276242
ISBN 10	0500276242
Title	The World of Islam
Author	Bernard Lewis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	1992-04-21
Number of pages	360
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