The Formation Of Islam by Jonathan P. Berkey
Religion and Society in the Near East, 600–1800
A wide-ranging synthesis that traces how Islam emerged and evolved across the Near East from late antiquity into the early modern period, arguing that the religion’s formation was a protracted, uneven process shaped by interactions among diverse religious communities, regional institutions, and popular practices; drawing on literary, legal, and social sources, it examines conversion patterns, communal identity formation, doctrinal and legal developments, the roles of pilgrimage, saints, and Sufism, and the effects of political transformations from the early conquests through the Abbasid era and beyond, while challenging teleological and monolithic narratives of a sudden, uniform emergence.
- Published
- 2003
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
-
(4.0)
- Alternate Titles
- None
This book is not currently on any lists.