"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...

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1. Verfasser:	Von Grunebaum, Gustave E. 1909-1972 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Milton Taylor and Francis 2017
Schlagworte:	HISTORY ; World History Islamic Empire / History Islamic Empire
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Zusammenfassung:	"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 from all sides. The work offers a grand narrative of a faith that offers an interpretation of the world, a way of life, and a style of thinking, that goes far beyond institutional or political supports. The relevance of this historical perspective is beyond dispute. The period from 610 A.D. when Muhammad received his call until the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 is known as the classical period of Islam. This was the period of the great expansion of Islam both as a political structure and as a religious and intellectual community. It established the base for the development of the high Islamic civilization of North Africa, the Near East, Persia, and India, as well as further expansion of the Islamic religious and intellectual community throughout the world. This book presents an authoritative history of the period written by one of the world's leading experts on the subject. Classical Islam examines the relationships, both cultural and political, between the Islamic world and the Mediterranean countries and India and elaborates on the economic, social, and intellectual factors and forces that shaped the Muslim world and molded its interactions with infidels. The work is written in a clear and direct narrative form, emphasizing simultaneously the major intellectual trends and the political events and tendencies of the formative period in Islamic history that still resonates today."--Provided by publisher Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Pre-Islamic Arabia; Muhammad; External Power and Internal Division; The Umayyads; The 'Ahbāsids; The Legacy of Greece and The Rise of Persia; Islamic Society and Social-Religious Movements; Egypt under the Fāṭimids and Ṭūlūnids; The Arab West; The Horizon of Islam: Theology, Philosophy, Literature; 'The Downfall of the Caliphate; Fāṭimids, Būyids, Ghaznavids, Seljūqs; The Latin States; Divisions in the Islamic World; The Almoravids in the West; Religious Reform and Berber Nationalism; The Almohads Withdrawal and Mysticism at the end of the CaliphateBibliography; Index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (230 Seiten)
ISBN:	1351528092 1315081105 9781351528092 9781315081106