1st Edition
Classical Islam A History, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D.
Edited By G. E. von Grunebaum
Copyright 1970
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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In a book written with the poignancy and beauty appropriate to its subject matter, the author opens by reminding us that "the essence of a society is in a sense identical with its history." Classical Islam also serves as a reminder that in the case of Islam, despite its triumphs on the fields of battle, telling its history is the only way open to us to render that essence accessible and show it... Read more
Pre-Islamic Arabia; Muhammad; External Power and Internal Division; The Umayyads; The ‘Ahb?sids; Islamic Society and Social-Religious Movements; Egypt under the F??imids and ??l?nids; The Arab West; The Horizon of Islam: Theology, Philosophy, Literature; ‘The Downfall of the Caliphate; The Latin States; Divisions in the Islamic World; Religious Reform and Berber Nationalism; Withdrawal and Mysticism at the end of the Caliphate
Biography
G. E. von Grunebaum
