xvi, 341 p. : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-323) and index

Pt. I. The formation of the Islamic tradition. Islam in global perspective ; Arabia ; The pre-Islamic Near East ; The life of Muhammad ; The Qurʼān ; The tradition literature -- Pt. II. The expansion of Islam. The conquests ; Religion of empire ; The Caliphate -- Pt. III. Islamic institutions. Islamic law ; Islamic theology and philosophy ; Sufism -- Pt. IV. Crisis and renewal in Islamic history. Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols ; Revival and reform ; Islam and the West ; The turbulent twentieth century ; Islam in the twenty-first century -- Glossary

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