The Hidden Origins of Islam: New Research Into Its Early History - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Karl-Heinz Ohlig (Editor), Gerd- R. Puin (Editor)Publish date:2010-02-01Pages:406
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781591026341ISBN-10:1591026342UPC:9781591026341Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Islam, Middle EasternBook Topic:History, Rituals & PracticeSize:9.25 x 6.25 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SCSCA81NMR
The Hidden Origins of Islam: New Research Into Its Early History
Despite Muhammad's exalted place in Islam, even today there is still surpisingly little actually known about this shadowy figure and the origins of the Qur'an because of an astounding lack of verifiable biographical material. Furthermore, most of the existing biographical traditions that can be used to substantiate the life of Muhammad date to nearly two centuries after his death, a time when a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781591026341ISBN-10:1591026342UPC:9781591026341Book Category:Religion, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Islam, Middle EasternBook Topic:History, Rituals & PracticeSize:9.25 x 6.25 x 1.25 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SCSCA81NMR
Karl-Heinz Ohlig is professor emeritus of Religious Studies and the History of Christianity at the University of the Saarland, chairman of the Inarah Institute for Research into the Early History of Islam and the Qur'an, and the author of many books including Weltreligion Islam: Eine Einführung (Islam as World Religion: An Introduction). Gerd-R. Puin, a retired research associate at the...
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