@article{438873,
      recid = {438873},
      author = {Lassner, Jacob. and Bonner, Michael,},
      title = {Islam in the Middle Ages the origins and shaping of  classical Islamic civilization / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Praeger,},
      address = {Santa Barbara, CA :},
      pages = {1online resource (xxiv, 343 p.) :},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {In the Middle Ages, a varied and vibrant Islamic culture  flourished in all its aspects, from religious institutions  to legal and scientific endeavors. Lassner, Reisman, and  Bonner detail how all three montheist traditions are linked  to the same sacred history. They trace the most current  scholarship on the Arabian background to Islam, the  prophet's early religious message and its appeal. They  [address] the Qur'an and how it would have been understood  by the earliest generations of Muslims. How much does  historical memory come into play in current depictions of  this early era?},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/438873},
}