Using a comprehensive evaluation of recent archaeological findings, Avni addresses the
transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the sixth and eleventh …

This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur'ān must be interpreted
through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad …

In this book I endeavour to offer a concise account of Islamic archaeology as it has
developed and is today in the region of geographical Syria-Palestine. For any book that …

This fascinating history explores the ceremony of the oath of allegiance to the caliph from the
time of the Prophet Muhammad until the fragmentation of the caliphate in the late ninth and …

" The figure of the renegade-a European Christian or Jew who had converted to Islam and
was now serving the Ottoman sultan-is omnipresent in all genres produced by those early …

The study of the classical Islamic heritage remains something central not just for specialists
of medieval history but also for those who study the modern Islamic world. Topics such as …

Luminos is the Open Access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos
provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future …

This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which
dates from two centuries after his life. These biographies, prized by Muslims, have been …

Much of the world today is convulsed in an epic struggle between the Christian West and
Islam. Scholars seeking to understand the issues look back in history to unearth the roots of …

In the conventional historical narrative, the medieval Middle East was composed of
autonomous religious traditions, each with distinct doctrines, rituals, and institutions. Outside …