Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. The Persian Gulf, showing major places mentioned in the text. Map by Jacob Hockenberry. Used with permission viii
5. Timeline ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Religious Diversity of the Early Islamic Era 9
8. Chapter 2. Ethnic Diversity 29
9. Chapter 3. The Society of Trade in the Early Islamic Period 43
10. Chapter 4. New Trade Centres after 1000 59
11. Chapter 5. Islamic Sects in the Late Medieval Gulf 75
12. Chapter 6. Hormuz 91
13. Conclusion 103
14. Further Reading 107