Classical Islam : a history, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. /: a history, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: G.E. von Grunebaum ; translated by katherine watson.
• Other Names: Grunebaum, Gustave E. von (Gustave Edmund), 1909-1972; ProQuest (Firm)
• Contents: Pre-Islamic Arabia -- Muhammad -- External power and internal division -- The Umayyads -- The 'Abbasids -- Islamic society and social-religious movements -- Egypt under the Fatimids and Tulunids -- 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.
• Publisher Details: New Brunswick, NJ : Aldine Transaction
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (243 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 297/.09; Islam -- History; Islamic Empire -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351528092; 1351528092
• Related ISBNs: 0202307670; 9780202307671; 020215016X; 9780202150161
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record
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