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Little is known about Arabia in the sixth century, 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. A renowned classicist, G. W. Bowersock seeks to illuminate this obscure and dynamic period in the history of Islam-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. The Crucible of Islam ...

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The Crucible of Islam 2019, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674237728

Trade paperback

The Crucible of Islam 2017, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674057760

Hardcover