| Description |
xv, 286 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Themes in Islamic history ; v. 2 |
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Themes in Islamic history ; v. 2
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| Contents |
Part I. The Near East before Islam: -- Introduction -- Religions of late antiquity -- Arabia before Islam -- Early seventh century -- Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750: -- Approaches and problems -- Origins of the Muslim community -- Early Islam in the Near East -- Umayyad period -- Beginnings of sectarianism -- Non-Muslims of early Islam -- 'Abbasid revolution -- Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000: -- Issues of Islamic identity -- Religion and politics -- Shi'ism -- Formation of Sunni traditionalism -- Asceticism and mysticism -- Non-Muslim communities -- Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500: -- Medieval Islamic Near East -- Characteristics of the medieval Islamic world -- Sunni 'revival'? -- Common patterns in social and political organization -- Modes of justice -- Transmission of religious knowledge -- Sufism -- Popular religion -- Epilogue: -- From medieval to modern Islam |
| Summary |
"Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam's first century, the "classical" period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs. He then traces the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period, deftly showing how Islam emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002031470.html |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-275) and index |
| Subject |
Islam -- History.
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Islam -- Middle East -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115890
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Middle East -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090502
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Middle East -- Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090502 -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Middle East -- Religion http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115890 -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Author |
MyiLibrary.
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| LC no. |
2002031470 |
| ISBN |
0521582148 |
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9780521582148 |
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0521588138 |
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9780521588133 |
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