Classical Islam

A History, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D.

G. E. Von Grunebaum (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

260 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-52061-5 (ISBN)

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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.

G. E. von Grunebaum

Pre-Islamic Arabia; Muhammad; External Power and Internal Division; The Umayyads; The ‘Ahb?sids; Islamic Society and Social-Religious Movements; Egypt under the F??imids and ??l?nids; 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

Erscheinungsdatum	05.09.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-138-52061-6 / 1138520616
ISBN-13	978-1-138-52061-5 / 9781138520615
Zustand	Neuware