Classical Islam

Collects 21 papers on Classical Islam by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history Traces the evolution of scholarship in the area over several decadesGathers many papers located in out-of-print or hard-to-find worksIncludes a preface that outlines the trajectory of Professor Hillenbrand's research in the field of Classical Islam over the course of her career, and an index of names, places and terms Classical Islam presents studies of the career of the Prophet Muhammad and t