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Humanities- Ancient Near East & Early Islam: Books

Books at Marymount

Marymount's library catalog for print and ebooks.

A selection of books are ON RESERVE in the Upper School Library.

They cannot be checked out, and must be used inside the library. Here are some of the books:

Science, technology, innovation

Medieval Medicine
Contains information on Persian influences on Medicine.
Islam and Science, Medicine, and Technology
Examines the contributions Muslims around the world have made to the study and advancement of science, medicine, and technology.
Ancient Water Technologies
Examines ancient water technologies of civilizations, including the Mesopotamians.
The House of Wisdom by Jim Al-Khalili
Explores scientific innovations of the Arabic world.

Encyclopedias

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
New Encyclopedia of Islam
History, places, culture of the Islamic world.
Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World
Information about culture and society in the Middle Ages, including the Islamic world
Encyclopaedia Britannica
All topics.

Islam

Women and the Koran
Chapters devoted to pre-Islamic deities
Woman, Muslim Society, and Islam
Discusses the role of women in early Islamic periods.
Islam in the Middle Ages
Reveals the shared sacred history of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, discusses the spread of Islam in the Middle Ages, and explores how the shifting political currents of the time fed into the religion's spread and influence.
History of Islam
Examines the history of Islam, discussing the religion's origins, major divisions, sacred texts, beliefs, traditions, and spread throughout the Western world.
Islam
Text and accompanying photographs provide an overview of Islam chronicling the religion's impact historically and in the modern world and discussing its origins, basic beliefs, structure, places of worship, and rites of passage.
The Islamic World
Islamic religious beliefs, definitions of unfamiliar terms used in the articles, sidebars that focus on people, places, and traditions, and cross references to related entries.

Location, location

Poitiers AD 732
Battle of Poitiers in AD 732: under the leadership of Charles Martel, who defeated a large Islamic army near Tours, France.
Babylonian Life and History by E. A. Wallis Budge; Magnus Widell (Introduction by)
Life in Babylon before and after the code.

Biographies

King Hammurabi of Babylon
Presents an historical account of the famous Babylonian lawgiver, King Hammurabi, who ruled between 1792 and 1750 B.C. through ancient documents and writings and examines his administration, legal code, and conquests.
Muhammad
biography of Muhammad
Saladin by John Man
Biography of Saladin before and after the Second Crusade.