Historical Atlas of Islam.Historical Atlas A historical atlas is an atlas that includes historical maps and charts depicting the evolving geopolitical landscape. They are helpful in understanding historical context, the scope and scale of historical events and historical subjects (such as the expansion of the Roman Empire), of Islam Malise Ruthven Dr. Malise Ruthven (born 1942) is a Scottish writer and historian on religion, fundamentalism, and especially Islamic affairs. He is one of the best known writers on Islamist terrorism and the jihadis currently writing. & Azim Nanji Professor Azim Nanji is the Director for The Ismaili Institute of Studies, a research institute located in London that aims to promote scholarship and learning of Muslim cultures and societies, with a view towards attaining a better understanding of its relationship with other Harvard University Press The Harvard University Press is a publishing house, a division of Harvard University, that is highly respected in academic publishing. It was established on January 13, 1913. In 2005, it published 220 new titles. 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 0674013859 $35.00 www.hup.harvard.edu It's a religion holding over 6 billion believers plus it's one of the great civilizations of the world--yet Islam remains puzzling to a majority of Westerners, and scholarly histories only increase the mystery. Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji's HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ISLAM solve this confusion in providing a lovely illustrated historical atlas by a noted scholar of Islam. Maps and eye-catching illustrations accompany clear articles on everything from the early Sufi orders to Islam in the British, Russian and Dutch empires. History blends with social insights and religious coverage in an all-embracing visual display which is highly recommended for high school collections on up. |
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