Imagining the Arabs: Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam

by Peter Webb

Book Overview

Investigating the core questions about Arab identity and history, this book tackles the time-honoured stereotypes that depict Arabs as ancient Arabian Bedouin, and reveals the stories to be a myth: tales told by Muslims to recreate the past to explain the meaning of Islam and its origins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474426433
• ISBN13: 9781474426435
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"