Lesley Hazleton
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Description
"Muhammad's was a life of almost unparalleled historical importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In The First Muslim, Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life. Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics, religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all his complexity and vitality." -- from publisher summary.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
An intriguing portrait of the human side of Mary, the mother of Jesus, draws on Judaic and Christian history, theology, and anthropology, to reconstruct the life of a young peasant girl, through her diverse roles as mother, teacher, wise woman and healer, activist, and more, exploring her grief over the death of her son and how she transformed that pain into renewal and wisdom. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
For nearly three thousand years, Jezebel has been invoked as the ultimate femme fatale, the embodiment of wanton wickedness. But journalist Hazleton's retelling of her story creates a radically different portrait. The moment the Phoenician princess Jezebel arrives in Israel for her wedding to King Ahab, the alliance is denounced by the prophet Elijah. The new queen and the feared prophet go head to head in a dramatic and bloody conflict pitting polytheism...