The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes. Episode 19, Islam and the Caliphate. - 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

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Kenneth W. Harl

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.

How did Muslim civilization emerge? Why did it burst upon the scene so dramatically? And how did it come to play such a significant role among Turkish-speaking nomads? Get background on the caliphate and its divisions, the teachings of Muhammad, and how a Muslim capital at Baghdad and associated cities spread Islam through trade connections.


Mode of access: World Wide Web.


In English

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History, Ancient.


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