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First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
INTRODUCTION I. SABA AND HIMYAR II. THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE PAGAN ARABS III. PRE·ISLAMIC POETRY, MANNERS, AND RELIGION IV, THE PROPHET AND THE KORAN V. THE ORTHODOX CALIPHATE AND THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY VI. THE CALIPHS OF BAGHDAD VII. POETRY, LITERATURE, AND SCIENCE IN THE 'ABBASID PERIOD VIII, ORTHODOXY, FREE-THOUGHT, AND MYSTICISM IX. THE ARABS IN EUROPE X. FROM THE MONGOL INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY