Classical Islam : A History, 600 A. D. to 1258 A. D.
von Grunebaum, G. E.
Classical Islam : A History, 600 A. D. to 1258 A. D. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Pre-Islamic Arabia -- Muhammad -- External Power and Internal Division -- The Umayyads -- The 'Ahbāsids -- The Legacy of Greece and The Rise of Persia -- Islamic Society and Social-Religious Movements -- Egypt under the Fāṭimids and Ṭūlūnids -- The Arab West -- The Horizon of Islam: Theology, Philosophy, Literature -- 'The Downfall of the Caliphate -- Fāṭimids, Būyids, Ghaznavids, Seljūqs -- The Latin States -- Divisions in the Islamic World -- The Almoravids in the West -- Religious Reform and Berber Nationalism -- The Almohads -- Withdrawal and Mysticism at the end of the Caliphate -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book offers a grand narrative of a faith that offers an interpretation of the world, a way of life, and a style of thinking, that goes far beyond institutional or political supports. The relevance of this historical perspective is beyond dispute.
9781351528092
Islam--History.
Electronic books.
BP50.G786 2017
297/.09
Classical Islam : A History, 600 A. D. to 1258 A. D. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Pre-Islamic Arabia -- Muhammad -- External Power and Internal Division -- The Umayyads -- The 'Ahbāsids -- The Legacy of Greece and The Rise of Persia -- Islamic Society and Social-Religious Movements -- Egypt under the Fāṭimids and Ṭūlūnids -- The Arab West -- The Horizon of Islam: Theology, Philosophy, Literature -- 'The Downfall of the Caliphate -- Fāṭimids, Būyids, Ghaznavids, Seljūqs -- The Latin States -- Divisions in the Islamic World -- The Almoravids in the West -- Religious Reform and Berber Nationalism -- The Almohads -- Withdrawal and Mysticism at the end of the Caliphate -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book offers a grand narrative of a faith that offers an interpretation of the world, a way of life, and a style of thinking, that goes far beyond institutional or political supports. The relevance of this historical perspective is beyond dispute.
9781351528092
Islam--History.
Electronic books.
BP50.G786 2017
297/.09