| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 417 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 45 |
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Islamic history and civilization ; v. 45. 0929-2403
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Bibliography of D.S. Richards -- The word made visible: Arabic script and the committing of the Qur'ān to writing -- Caliphs and their chroniclers in the Middle Abbasid period (third/ninth century) -- A new text on Ismailism at the Samanid court -- A treatise on the Imamate of the Fatimid Caliph al-Mansūr bi-Allāh -- The imprisonment of Reynald of Châtillon -- A conversation on contemporary politics in the twelfth century: 'al-Maqāma al-Baghdādiyya' by al-Wahrānī (d. 575/1179) |
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Les sources d'Ibn al-'Adīm sur le règne de Sayf al-Dawla en Syrie du Nord (333-356/944-967) -- An original Arabic document from Crusader Antioch (1213 AD) -- Yāqūt's interviewing technique: 'Sniffy' -- ""Sirat al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh"" by Ibn Nāhid -- Foot soldiers, militiamen and volunteers in the early Mamluk army -- Tribal feuding and Mamluk factions in medieval Syria -- The collapse of the Great Saljuqs -- Mamluk Sgraffiato ware: the power of the new -- De passage à Damas en 688/1286. Ibn al-Najīb et la transmission du savoir |
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When is a fake a fake and how much does it matter? On the authenticity of the letter of the descendants of Muhammad b. Sālih to the descendants -- Materials for the study of Arabic in the age of the early printed book -- Selected Index of Persons -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
A collection of 17 articles by Islamicists and Arabists, on a variety of topics in mediaeval and early modern times. It addresses the Qur'an Shi'ism, Abbasid historiography, the Crusaders, and Mamluk history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935-
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| SUBJECT |
Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935- fast |
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Islamic civilization.
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HISTORY -- World.
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Islamic civilization
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Islam
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| SUBJECT |
Islamic Empire -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068446
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| Subject |
Islamic Empire
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Arabisch.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Richards, D. S. (Donald Sidney), 1935-
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Robinson, Chase F
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| ISBN |
1423718186 |
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9781423718185 |
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9047401794 |
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9789047401797 |
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9789004128644 |
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9004128646 |
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1280467053 |
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9781280467059 |
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9786610467051 |
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6610467056 |
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