Review (PDF) Arabia And The Arabs: From The Bronze Age To The Coming Of Islam (Peoples Of The Ancient World)
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 warriorsArabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of IslamUsing 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 ArabisationThe volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 14, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415195357
ISBN-13: 978-0415195355
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #414,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #57 in Books > History > Middle East > Saudi Arabia #159 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Religious Studies > Islam #351 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > History > Middle East
Robert Hoyland's "Arabia and the Arabs" is a much welcomed addition to the limited corpus concerning Arabia before the advent of Islam. Hoyland's work is chronologically and geographically expansive, outlining the history of Arabia, a region which he defines as stretching from the Syrian desert down to the Arabian sea, from the Bronze age up until the early Islamic period. Nevertheless, the author does not bog the reader down with needless information, but rather he provides a smooth narrative of this region's diverse history, which he recounts by way of academic commentary coupled with an extensive selection of quotes from contemporary documentary historical sources. Hoyland explicitly notes that the purpose behind this methodology is "to let the witnesses speak for themselves rather than to deploy an omnipotent narrator, thus allowing the viewers the chance to form their own opinion" ( 11-12).Hoyland organizes the text by region and theme. First, he discusses the three distinct Arabian regions (East Arabia, South Arabia, North and Central Arabia) and their people, providing a more general "political" history of the different tribes and societies based in these areas, before moving on to the themes (Economy, Society, Religion, Art and Architecture, Language and Literature, and Arabhood and Arabisation), in which he provides more in-depth information about the structure, culture, and sociological features of the various peoples and civilizations in Arabia as a whole during this time period.
Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (Peoples of the Ancient World) For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (Ancient Peoples and Places) The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman Trilogy Book 1) Islam:A very short Introduction,Islam:What the west needs to know,Islam for Dummies,Islam:The straight path 2014 Arabia Felix: An Exploration of the Archaeological History of Yemen (Origins of Arabia) Egyptian Mythology: Discover the Ancient Secrets of Egyptian Mythology (Egypt, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Civilizations, Gods, Pharaohs, Ra, Isis, Set) (Ancient Civilizations and Mythology) Armour Never Wearies Scale and Lamellar Armour in the West, from the Bronze Age to the 19th Century SUPERMAN COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, VOL. 3: THE BRONZE AGE: Every Cover of "SUPERMAN" Comic Books 1971-1986 (SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVERS) The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age Erotica: Virgin Romance: Virgin Erotica - New Adult, Coming of Age Erotic Short Story Collection - A Billionaire Erotica, Medical Age Play, Viking Erotica , Stepbrother Romance & Stepbrother Erotica Sumerians: Discover History's First Civilization: Everything You Need to Know About the Sumerians of the Ancient World (Ancient History, Ancient Civilizations Handbook) Making the Desert Modern: Americans, Arabs, and Oil on the Saudi Frontier, 1933-1973 (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War) The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey Desiring Arabs The Romans: An Introduction (Peoples of the Ancient World) Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child This Is Islam: From Muhammad and the community of believers to Islam in the global community (This World of Ours) History: Greatest Ancient Civilization History: (History Rome, Romans, Egypt, SPQR, Aztec, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Julius Caesar, Jesus, Muhammed, Alexander the Great)
