TY  - BOOK
AU  - von Grunebaum,G.E.
TI  - Classical Islam: A History, 600 A. D. to 1258 A. D
SN  - 9781351528092
AV  - BP50.G786 2017 
U1  - 297/.09 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Islam--History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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