| Description |
xx, 254 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and index. |
| Contents |
The rise of Islam and life of the Prophet Muhammad -- The issue of succession to the prophet -- The age of the rightly-guided caliphs -- The end of rightly-guided leadership -- The age of the companions -- The age of the successors -- The successors to the successors I: administration, leadership, and Jihad -- The successors to the successors II: humanism, law, and mystical spirituality -- Constructing the Pious forbears I: historical memory and the present -- Constructing the Pious forbears II: historical memory and the present -- Assessment of Islamist and modernist views. |
| Subject |
Muslims -- History -- To 1500.
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Muslims. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Islamic countries -- History.
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Islamic countries. |
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Islam and politics -- History -- To 1500.
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Islam and politics. |
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Islamic countries -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
| ISBN |
9781851685189 hardback |
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1851685189 hardback |
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9781851684977 paperback |
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1851684972 paperback |
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