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Opposing the Imam
The Legacy of the Nawasib in Islamic Literature
Av Nebil Husayn
Häftad, 2022
569 kr
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Islam's fourth caliph, Ali, can be considered one of the most revered figures in Islamic history. His nearly universal portrayal in Muslim literature as a pious authority obscures centuries of contestation and the eventual rehabilitation of his character. In this book, Nebil Husayn examines the …
The Delhi Sultanate
A Political and Military History
Av Peter Jackson, David Morgan
Häftad, 2003
502 kr
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The Delhi Sultanate was the first Islamic state to be established in India. In a broad-ranging, accessible narrative, Peter Jackson traces the history of the Sultanate from its foundation in 1210 to its demise in 1400 at the sack of Delhi by the Central Asian conqueror, Tamerlane. During the …
Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography
Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate
Inbunden, 1999
1928 kr
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The history of the early 'Abbasid Caliphate has long been studied as a factual or interpretive synthesis of various accounts preserved in the medieval Islamic chronicles. Tayeb El-Hibri's book breaks with the traditional approach, applying a literary-critical reading to examine the lives of the …
Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World
The Roots of Sectarianism
Av Bruce Masters, David Morgan
Häftad, 2004
754 kr
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Masters explores the history of Christians and Jews in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman empire and how their identities as non-Muslims evolved over four hundred years. At the start of this period, in the sixteenth century, social community was circumscribed by religious identity and non-Muslims …
Tolerance and Coercion in Islam
Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition
Av Yohanan Friedmann, David Morgan
Häftad, 2006
838 kr
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Since the beginning of its history, Islam has encountered other religious communities both in Arabia and in the territories conquered during its expansion. Muslims faced other religions from the position of a ruling power and were therefore able to determine the nature of that relationship in …
The Politics of Trade in Safavid Iran
Silk for Silver, 1600-1730
Av Rudolph P. Matthee, David Morgan
Häftad, 2006
435 kr
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Using a wide range of archival and written sources, Rudi Matthee considers the economic, social and political networks established between Iran, its neighbours and the world at large, through the prism of the late Safavid silk trade. In so doing, he demonstrates how silk, a resource crucial to …
European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State
The Merchants of Genoa and Turkey
Av Kate Fleet
Häftad, 2006
838 kr
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International trade was of great importance for the Ottomans in the construction of their empire. Kate Fleet's book examines the trade links which existed between European merchants and their Muslim counterparts from the beginnings of the Ottoman empire in 1300 to the fall of Constantinople in …
The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam
From Polemic to History
Av G. R. Hawting, David Morgan
Häftad, 2006
738 kr
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Why and under what circumstances did the religion of Islam emerge in a remote part of Arabia at the beginning of the seventh century? Traditional scholarship maintains that Islam developed in opposition to the idolatrous and polytheistic religion of the Arabs of Mecca and the surrounding regions. …
Empire and Elites after the Muslim Conquest
The Transformation of Northern Mesopotamia
Av Chase F. Robinson, David Morgan
Häftad, 2006
838 kr
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The study of early Islamic historical tradition has flourished with the emergence of an innovative scholarship no longer dependent on more traditional narratival approaches. Chase Robinson's book, first published in 2000, takes full account of the research available and interweaves history and …
Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography
Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate
Av Tayeb El-Hibri, David Morgan
Häftad, 2007
838 kr
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The history of the early 'Abbasid Caliphate has long been studied as a factual or interpretive synthesis of various accounts preserved in the medieval Islamic chronicles. Tayeb El-Hibri's book breaks with the traditional approach, applying a literary-critical reading to examine the lives of the …
The Mamluks in Egyptian Politics and Society
Av Thomas Philipp, Ulrich Haarmann
Häftad, 2007
426 kr
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For more than half a millennium the Mamluks - military slaves emanating from the steppes of southern Russia and later from the Caucasus and the Balkans - wielded power over Egypt. During this time they formed a remarkable political, military and economic elite, ruling as sovereigns from 1250 to …
Poverty and Charity in Medieval Islam
Mamluk Egypt, 1250-1517
Häftad, 2006
838 kr
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The study of poverty and charity in Islamic history has made significant advances and Adam Sabra's book represents a full-length treatment of the subject. By focusing on Mamluk Cairo, the author explores the attitude of medieval Muslims to poverty - why and how did they give alms - and the …
Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily
The Royal Diwan
Av Jeremy Johns
Häftad, 2007
804 kr
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In the late eleventh century, Sicily - originally part of the Islamic world - was captured by Norman, French and Italian adventurers, led by Roger de Hauteville. For the next 150 years, Roger and his descendants ruled the island and its predominantly Arabic-speaking Muslim population. Jeremy Johns' …
Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
Häftad, 2007
720 kr
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High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the Islamic ideal of marriage,Yossef Rapoport radically challenges usual assumptions about the legal inferiority of Muslim women …
Early Philosophical Shiism
The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Häftad, 2008
557 kr
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The Ismailis, among whom are the followers of the Aga Khan, rose to prominence during the fourth Islamic/tenth Christian century. They developed a remarkably successful intellectual programme to sustain and support their political activities, promoting demands of Islamic doctrine together with the …
The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History
Between China and the Islamic World
Av Michal Biran
Häftad, 2008
737 kr
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The empire of the Qara Khitai, which was one of the least known and most fascinating dynasties in the history of Central Asia, existed for nearly a century before it was conquered by the Mongols in 1218. Arriving in Central Asia from China, the Qara Khitai ruled over a mostly Muslim population. …
Agricultural Innovation in the Early Islamic World
The Diffusion of Crops and Farming Techniques, 700-1100
Häftad, 2008
636 kr
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This study describes and explains the revolutionary changes which transformed the agricultural life of the Islamicized world in the four centuries following the early Arab conquests. Professor Watson discusses eighteen crops - from sorghum and rye to the watermelon - which spread through the Near …
Muslim Tradition
Studies in Chronology, Provenance and Authorship of Early Hadith
Häftad, 2008
720 kr
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In Muslim Tradition G. H. A. Juynboll undertakes a broad-ranging review of the closely linked questions of date, authorship and origin of hadiths, i.e. the traditions of the prophet. Hadiths, which record the sayings and deeds of the prophet Muhammad, are central to Islamic teaching and beliefs and …
Classical Arabic Biography
The Heirs of the Prophets in the Age of al-Ma'mun
Häftad, 2008
636 kr
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Pre-modern Arabic biography has served as a major source for the history of Islamic civilization. In this 2000 study exploring the origins and development of classical Arabic biography, Michael Cooperson demonstrates how Muslim scholars used the notions of heirship and transmission to document the …
Law, Society and Culture in the Maghrib, 1300-1500
Häftad, 2009
601 kr
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Focusing on the Maghrib in the period between 1300 and 1500, in this 2002 book David Powers analyses the application of Islamic law through the role of the mufti. To unravel the sophistication of the law, he considers six cases which took place in the Marinid period on subjects as diverse as …
Social History of Timbuktu
The Role of Muslim Scholars and Notables 1400-1900
Häftad, 2010
636 kr
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Originally published in 1983, this book deals with the precolonial history of the Islamic West African city of Timbuktu. The book traces the fortunes of this fabled city from its origins in the twelfth century, and more especially from around 1400 onwards, to the French conquest in the late …
Postal Systems in the Pre-Modern Islamic World
Häftad, 2010
586 kr
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Adam Silverstein's book offers a fascinating account of the official methods of communication employed in the Near East from pre-Islamic times through the Mamluk period. Postal systems were set up by rulers in order to maintain control over vast tracts of land. These systems, invented centuries …
Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran
Häftad, 2010
687 kr
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Beatrice Forbes Manz uses the history of Iran under the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (1409-1447) to analyse the relationship between government and society in the medieval Middle East. She provides a rich portrait of Iranian society over an exceptionally broad spectrum - the dynasty and its servitors, …
Kingship and Ideology in the Islamic and Mongol Worlds
Häftad, 2010
687 kr
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What were the attitudes to diplomacy and kingship in the medieval Islamic world? Anne Broadbridge examines struggles over ideology in the Middle East and Central Asia from 1260 to 1405. She explores two very different ideological worlds: the Islamic world of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria, …
Mannerism in Arabic Poetry
A Structural Analysis of Selected Texts (3rd Century AH/9th Century AD - 5th Century AH/11th Century AD)
Av Stefan Sperl
Inbunden, 1989
1760 kr
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This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry. Mannerism in Arabic has usually been linked with the appearance of an ornate rhetorical style called badi which became characteristic of poetry and prose from the fifth century AH/ninth century AD …
The Delhi Sultanate
A Political and Military History
Av Peter Jackson, David Morgan
Inbunden, 1999
1928 kr
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The Delhi Sultanate was the first Islamic state to be established in India. In a broad-ranging, accessible narrative, Peter Jackson traces the history of the Sultanate from its foundation in 1210 to its demise in 1400 at the sack of Delhi by the Central Asian conqueror, Tamerlane. During the …
Popular Culture in Medieval Cairo
Inbunden, 1993
1333 kr
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This is the first book-length study of popular culture in Islamic society, drawing together a wealth of Arabic sources to explore literature, religious celebrations and annual festivities in medieval Cairo and addressing questions of relevance throughout the Islamic world and beyond. Dr Shoshan …
Early Philosophical Shiism
The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani
Av Paul E. Walker, David Morgan
Inbunden, 1993
1308 kr
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The Ismailis, among whom are the followers of the Aga Khan, rose to prominence during the fourth Islamic/tenth Christian century. They developed a remarkably successful intellectual programme to sustain and support their political activities, promoting demands of Islamic doctrine together with the …
Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600-1750
Inbunden, 1994
1794 kr
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In this remarkable 1994 work of comparative economic history, Stephen Dale studies the activities and economic significance of the Indian mercantile communities which traded in Iran, Central Asia and Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The author uses Russian sources, hitherto …
Arabic Historical Thought in the Classical Period
Av Tarif Khalidi, David Morgan
Inbunden, 1994
1677 kr
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Thinking and writing about the past has always been of critical importance to the way that any culture or civilization views itself and its role in the world. In a work which surveys an entire tradition of historical thought and writing across a span of eight hundred years, Tarif Khalidi examines …
