Sacred landscape in medieval Afghanistan : revisiting the Faḍāʼ il-i Balkh /

Afghanistan has played a crucial role in shaping the history of Islam. This book provides the first in-depth study of the sacred sites and landscape of medieval Balkh, in today's northern Afghanistan, in the five centuries from the Islamic conquests of the eighth century to the arrival of the M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Azad, Arezou
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Colección:Oxford Oriental monographs.
Temas:
Islamic civilization.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Balkh (Afghanistan) > History.
Balkh (Afghānistān) > Histoire.
Afghanistan > Balkh.
Afghanistan.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Afghanistan has played a crucial role in shaping the history of Islam. This book provides the first in-depth study of the sacred sites and landscape of medieval Balkh, in today's northern Afghanistan, in the five centuries from the Islamic conquests of the eighth century to the arrival of the Mongols in the thirteenth century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191510694
0191510696

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