Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The New Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 3

3.5/5 ( ratings)

This volume traces the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth. As the faith crossed cultural boundaries, the trader and the mystic became as important as the soldier and the administrator. Distinctive Islamic idioms began to emerge from other great linguistic traditions apart from Arabic, especially in Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Swahili, Malay and Chinese. The Islamic world transformed and absorbed new influences. As the essays in this collection demonstrate, three major features distinguish the time and place from both earlier and modern experiences of Islam. Firstly, the steppe tribal peoples of central Asia had a decisive impact on the Islamic lands. Secondly, Islam expanded along the trade routes of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Thirdly, Islam interacted with Asian spirituality, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism and Shamanism. It was during this period that Islam became a truly world religion.

Language: English

Pages: 780

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: November 04, 2010

ISBN: 0521850312

ISBN 13: 9780521850315

The New Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 3

3.5/5 ( ratings)

This volume traces the second great expansion of the Islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth. As the faith crossed cultural boundaries, the trader and the mystic became as important as the soldier and the administrator. Distinctive Islamic idioms began to emerge from other great linguistic traditions apart from Arabic, especially in Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Swahili, Malay and Chinese. The Islamic world transformed and absorbed new influences. As the essays in this collection demonstrate, three major features distinguish the time and place from both earlier and modern experiences of Islam. Firstly, the steppe tribal peoples of central Asia had a decisive impact on the Islamic lands. Secondly, Islam expanded along the trade routes of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Thirdly, Islam interacted with Asian spirituality, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism and Shamanism. It was during this period that Islam became a truly world religion.

Language: English

Pages: 780

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: November 04, 2010

ISBN: 0521850312

ISBN 13: 9780521850315

More books from Anthony Reid

An Indonesian Frontier: Acehnese And Other Histories Of Sumatra

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Perjuangan Rakyat: Revolusi dan Hancurnya Kerajaan Sumatera

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Viet Nam: Borderless Histories

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Asia Tenggara dalam Kurun Niaga 1450 - 1680: Jilid I: Tanah di Bawah Angin

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Chinese Circulations: Capital, Commodities, and Networks in Southeast Asia

Indonesian National Revolution 1945-50 (Studies in Contemporary Southeast Asia)

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Dari Raja Ali Haji Hingga Hamka: Indonesia dan Masa Lalunya

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Memetakan Masa Lalu Aceh

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?