The Islamic World From Classical To Modern Times

Author : Bernard Lewis
Publisher : Darwin Press Incorporated
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015057936299

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The Islamic World from Classical to Modern Times by Bernard Lewis Pdf

Bernard Lewis's work has covered all periods, and most countries, of the Islamic Middle East. This festschrift, written by some of his numerous colleagues, friends, and former students, includes some of the most distinguished orientalists, historians, and social scientists of our time and is a fitting tribute to Professor Lewis's scholarship. The contributions range, geographically, from "On Chinese Rhubarb" to "The Jewish Courtier Class in Late Eighteenth-Century Morocco" and, topically, from "The Concept of Authority in Islamic Thought" to "A Forgotten Ottoman Romance" and "Safety in Numbers: Reflections on the Middle Eastern Balance of Power". Taken together, the fifty-two essays constitute a variegated collection of studies on a many-sided and important civilisation. The collections are assembled under three major headings: The Classical and Medieval Islamic World; Ottoman Studies and The Modern Middle East.

Author : Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:748996291

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The Islamic World by Clifford Edmund Bosworth Pdf

Author : Jo Van Steenbergen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000093070

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A History of the Islamic World, 600-1800 by Jo Van Steenbergen Pdf

A History of the Islamic World, 600–1800 supplies a fresh and unique survey of the formation of the Islamic world and the key developments that characterize this broad region’s history from late antiquity up to the beginning of the modern era. Containing two chronological parts and fourteen chapters, this impressive overview explains how different tides in Islamic history washed ashore diverse sets of leadership groups, multiple practices of power and authority, and dynamic imperial and dynastic discourses in a theocratic age. A text that transcends many of today’s popular stereotypes of the premodern Islamic past, the volume takes a holistically and theoretically informed approach for understanding, interpreting, and teaching premodern history of Islamic West-Asia. Jo Van Steenbergen identifies the Asian connectedness of the sociocultural landscapes between the Nile in the southwest to the Bosporus in the northwest, and the Oxus (Amu Darya) and Jaxartes (Syr Darya) in the northeast to the Indus in the southeast. This abundantly illustrated book also offers maps and dynastic tables, enabling students to gain an informed understanding of this broad region of the world. This book is an essential text for undergraduate classes on Islamic History, Medieval and Early Modern History, Middle East Studies, and Religious History.

Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191506598

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Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Adamson Pdf

In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among Muslims, Jews, and Christians living in Islamic lands, from its historical background to thinkers in the twentieth century. Introducing the main philosophical themes of the Islamic world, Adamson integrates ideas from the Islamic and Abrahamic faiths to consider the broad philosophical questions that continue to invite debate: What is the relationship between reason and religious belief? What is the possibility of proving God's existence? What is the nature of knowledge? Drawing on the most recent research in the field, this book challenges the assumption of the cultural decline of philosophy and science in the Islamic world by demonstrating its rich heritage and overlap with other faiths and philosophies.

Author : Nicholas Awde
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136808210

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Women in Islam by Nicholas Awde Pdf

Collection of major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two central Pillars of Islam on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based. Topics covered include Hygiene, Divorce, Marriage, Sex and Chastity, Inheritance, and Status and Rights.

Author : Ariana Wolff
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781680486186

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The Islamic World from 1041 to the Present by Ariana Wolff Pdf

"Beginning in the twelfth century, the migration of various Turkic peoples over a four-century period greatly influenced the political and cultural organization of the Islamic world. This book assesses various factors, including the Mongol incursions and the Crusades, during the period of expansion and renewal leading up to Ottoman rule. Also covered are the impacts of colonialism, decolonization, and globalization on Islamic societies. This in-depth, academic guide's exploration of the history of Islam through the present gives readers the tools they need to understand the politics and culture of, and the problems faced by, the Islamic world today."

Author : Reinhard Schulze
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0814798195

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A Modern History of the Islamic World by Reinhard Schulze Pdf

Considering the Islamic world from Morocco to Indonesia, Somalia, and Bosnia, Schulze (Islamic studies, U of Berne) charts their histories during the 20th century. Rather than taking each one in turn, he narrates chronologically the political changes throughout the world where Islam is the dominant cultural force. He begins with the impact of colonialism and ends with struggle between Islamic culture and civil society in the 1990s. He includes several maps. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Kristina Richardson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748664917

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Difference and Disability in the Medieval Islamic World by Kristina Richardson Pdf

A revealing portrait of Medieval Arab notions of physical difference, this book uses close analysis of primary sources to bring to light cultural views and lived experiences of disability and difference.

Author : Ulrich Rudolph,Rotraud Hansberger,Peter Adamson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004492547

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Philosophy in the Islamic World by Ulrich Rudolph,Rotraud Hansberger,Peter Adamson Pdf

A comprehensive reference work covering all figures of the earliest period of philosophy in the Islamic world. Both major and minor thinkers are covered, with details of biography and doctrine as well as detailed lists and summaries of each author’s works.

Author : N. Keddie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230389649

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Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution by N. Keddie Pdf

This book consists of a series of interrelated chapters analyzing why Iran, among all countries, has seen so many revolutionary movements in the past century; the degree to which its religion, Shi'ism, is revolutionary; and the history of revolutionary and resistance movements in the modern Muslim world. The author stresses historical change, such as the change of Twelver Shi'ism from political quietism to revolutionary opposition, and also previously unnoticed factors in revolution, such as the multi-urban character of all Iran's modern revolutions.

Author : Rosamond McKitterick,David Abulafia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 052136289X

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The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300 by Rosamond McKitterick,David Abulafia Pdf

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Author : Maria Vaiou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786724458

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Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World by Maria Vaiou Pdf

Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century ("Rusul al-Muluk", "Messengers of Kings") is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time. "Rusul al-Muluk" draws on examples from the Qur'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim (218-227/833-842). In the only medieval Arabic work which exists on the conduct of messengers and their qualifications, the author Ibn al-Farr rejects jihadist policies in favor of quiet diplomacy and a pragmatic outlook of constructive realpolitik. "Rusul al-Muluk" is an extraordinarily important and original contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History.

Author : Wilfred Cantwell Smith
Publisher : Signet Book
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X030143046

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Islam in Modern History by Wilfred Cantwell Smith Pdf

Author : Susan Sinclair,C. H. Bleaney,Pablo García Suárez
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1510 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789004170582

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Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (2 Vol. Set) by Susan Sinclair,C. H. Bleaney,Pablo García Suárez Pdf

Following the tradition and style of the acclaimed Index Islamicus, the editors have created this new Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World. The editors have surveyed and annotated a wide range of books and articles from collected volumes and journals published in all European languages (except Turkish) between 1906 and 2011. This comprehensive bibliography is an indispensable tool for everyone involved in the study of material culture in Muslim societies.

Author : Marshall Cavendish
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 1712 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0761475710

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World and Its Peoples by Marshall Cavendish Pdf

An eleven-volume guide to the geography, history, economy, government, culture and daily life of countries of the Middle East, western Asia and northern Africa.