''The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800'' is a book by American historian and orientalist,
Jonathan Berkey
Jonathan Porter Berkey is a historian specializing in Islam and the Middle East. He is currently professor of history at Davidson College.
He received a bachelor's degree from Williams College, and his doctorate from Princeton University. In 2003 h ...
, published by
Cambridge University Press in 2003. The book is divided into four parts:
*The Near East before Islam
*The emergence of Islam: 600-750
*The consolidation of Islam: 750-1000
*Medieval Islam: 1000-1500
The book won the 2003
Albert Hourani Book Award from the
Middle East Studies Association of North America.
References
History books about Islam
2003 non-fiction books
Cambridge University Press books
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