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History of the Muslim World To 1405 : The Making of a Civilization by Vernon O. Egger (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100130983896
ISBN-139780130983893
eBay Product ID (ePID)2886881
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHistory of the Muslim World to 1405 : the Making of a Civilization
SubjectIslam / History, General, Middle East / General, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year2003
TypeTextbook
AuthorVernon O. Egger
Subject AreaReligion, History
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.5 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2003-052833
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentI. THE FORMATIVE PERIOD, 600-950. 1. Origins. 2. Arab Imperialism. 3. The Development of Sectarianism. 4. The Center Cannot Hold: Three Caliphates. 5. Synthesis and Creativity. II. A CIVILIZATION UNDER SIEGE, 950-1260. 6. Filling the Vacuum of Power, 950-1100. 7. Barbarians at the Gates, 1100-1260. 8. The Consolidation of Traditions. 9. The Muslim Commonwealth. III. MONGOL HEGEMONY, 1260-1405. 10. The Great Transformation. 11. Unity and Diversity in Islamic Traditions.
SynopsisMuslims first appeared in the early seventh century as members of a persecuted religious movement in a sun-baked town in Arabia. Within a century, their descendants were ruling a vast territory that extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indus River valley in modern Pakistan. This region became the arena for a new cultural experiment in which Muslim scholars and creative artists synthesized and reworked the legacy of Rome, Greece, Iran, and India into a new civilization. A History of the Muslim World to 1405 traces the development of this civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the death of the Mongol emperor Timur Lang. Coverage includes the unification of the Dar a1-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ite and Sunni, and the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization. Features: Balanced coverage of the Muslim world encompassing the region from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia. Detailed accounts of all cultures including major Shi'ite groups and the Sunni community. Primary sources. Numerous maps and photographs featuring a special four-color art insert. Glossary, charts, and timelines., Designed for the first of a two-course sequence. This text is appropriate for undergraduate courses in Muslim history, Islamic Civilization, and religious studies courses on Islam. This text points out the unifying elements that bind together the Muslim world, and stresses the religious and political differences that inhibit unity. Tradition and adaptation are the central themes of the text., This book is an introduction to the history of the Muslim world for readers with little or no knowledge of the subject. It points out the unifying elements that bind together the Muslim world, but stresses the religious and political differences that prevent them from acting as a unit. This book features economic, political, intellectual, and social developments over the wide area of the Muslim world and across many centuries. For readers interested in learning the history of the Muslim world; also, for employees of corporations and businesses that trade with regions ruled by Muslim-dominated governments.
LC Classification NumberDS36.85.E34 2004
