THE HOLY SWORD

by Robert Payne ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 30, 1959

Robert Payne's new book is exciting from beginning to end. The story of Islam from the time of Muhammad until the present day shows tremendous research which was involved in producing this most readable complete history of Islam. The whole book moves with a swift narrative pace, showing the growth and development of a proud people whose empire has stretched in a wide band from Morocco to the Philippines. Indeed this is a dramatic panorama of the march of the history heightened by the vivid biographical narratives of the leaders of the All history--local, social, political, cultural, is interwoven with an preciation of the teaching of the Quram, the architectural beauty of the Parsian poetry and the great mathematicians and scientists of Islam. It Robert Payne has made a real contribution to our heretofore limited knowledge of the people of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin.

Pub Date: Sept. 30, 1959

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION