Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2147: Classical Islamic History

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Marshall G.S. Hodgson, The Venture of Islam, vol. 1 (Chicago 1974)

Jonathan Berkey, The Formation of Islam (Cambridge, 2003)

Primary sources such as the History of al-Tabari will be used in the seminars