| Place of Publication | Oxford, England : |
| Publisher's Name | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of Publication | 1979 |
| Extent | xiv, 530p. |
| Other Details | 40p. of 63 figures, footnotes, indexed |
| Item Descriptor | Analysing the contribution of Islamic civilisation to the achievements of mankind and to describe the relationshyip of Islam with the non-Islamic world |
| Formatted Content Note | Sections include - Introduction/ The western image and western studies of Islam/ Maxime Rodinson; Islam in the Mediterranean world/ Francesco Gabrieli; Islamic frontiers in Africa and Asia; Africa south of the Sahara/ Ioan M Lewis; Central Asia/ C E Bosworth; India/ Aziz Ahmad; Indonesia/ C A O van Nieuwenhuijze; Politics and war/ Bernard Lewis; Economic developments/ M A Cook; Art and architecture; Architecture/ Oleg Grabar; The decorative arts and paintings - their character and scope/ Richard Ettinghausen; The impact of Muslim decorative arts and painting on the arts of Europe/ Richard Ettinghausen; Literature/ Franz Rosenthal; Philosophy, theology, and mysticism/ Georges C Anawati; Law and the state/ Ismalic religious law/ Joseph Schacht/ Islamic political thought/ A K S Lambton; Science; The natural sciences and medicine/ Martin Plessner; Mathematics, astronomy, optics/ Juan Vernet; and Music/ O Wright
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| Level Content-Audience | Undergraduate |
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| Subject Entry | Islamic civilisation - History
Islam - History
Western civilisation - Islamic influences |
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