{"product_id":"the-venture-of-islam-volume-1-the-classical-age-of-islam","title":"The Venture of Islam, Volume 1: The Classical Age of Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eThe Venture of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrated with charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twentieth century. This work grew out of the famous course on Islamic civilization that Hodgson created and taught for many years at the University of Chicago. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eVolume 1, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eThe Classical Age of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003e, analyzes the world before Islam, Muhammad's challenge, and the early Muslim state between 625 and 692. Hodgson then discusses the classical civilization of the High Caliphate. The volume also contains a general introduction to the complete work and a foreword by Reuben Smith, who, as Hodgson's colleague and friend, finished the Venture of Islam after the author's death and saw it through to publication. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eAuthor: Marshall Hodgson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;\"\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32705405249,"sku":"9780226346830","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1834\/5639\/products\/i-LJ4kV2c-XL.png?v=1492575154","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.zaytuna.edu\/products\/the-venture-of-islam-volume-1-the-classical-age-of-islam","provider":"Zaytuna College Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}