Islam in the Middle Ages [electronic resource] : the origins and shaping of classical Islamic civilization / Jacob Lassner and Michael Bonner.
Lassner, Jacob.; Bonner, Michael, 1952-
2010
DS36.85 .L37 2010eb
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Title Islam in the Middle Ages [electronic resource] : the origins and shaping of classical Islamic civilization / Jacob Lassner and Michael Bonner.
Author Lassner, Jacob.
ISBN 9780313047091 (electronic bk.)
9780275985691
Imprint Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger, c2010.
Language English
Description 1online resource (xxiv, 343 p.) : ill, maps
Call Number DS36.85 .L37 2010eb
Summary In the Middle Ages, a varied and vibrant Islamic culture flourished in all its aspects, from religious institutions to legal and scientific endeavors. Lassner, Reisman, and Bonner detail how all three montheist traditions are linked to the same sacred history. They trace the most current scholarship on the Arabian background to Islam, the prophet's early religious message and its appeal. They [address] the Qur'an and how it would have been understood by the earliest generations of Muslims. How much does historical memory come into play in current depictions of this early era?
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Bonner, Michael, 1952-
Series Praeger series on the Middle Ages.
Available in Other Form Islam in the Middle Ages.
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Arabia in the eve of Islam
Muhammad the prophet of Islam : origins
The prophet's mission : Mecca
The prophet's mission : Medina
The Meccan response and the triumph of the ummah
Succession, conquest, and expansion: the ummah becomes an 'Arab kingdom'
The Hashimite restoration : a revolution shaped by images of an idealized past
The split between the Hashimites : 'Alids versus Abbasids/Shi'ites versus Sunnites
Centralzing power : the rise of a universal Islamic empire
Emerging cracks within the universal Islamic empire
The changing political climate : heralding the end of the formative period of medieval Islam
The Qur'an and its commentators
The major themes of Muslim scripture
The formation of Islamic law and legal tradition
The formation of different schools of Islamic law
Islamic theology and popular religion.

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