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1 online resource (xv, 267 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Summary |
"The Muslim conquest of the East in the seventh century entailed the subjugation of Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, and others. Although much has been written about the status of non-Muslims in the Islamic empire, no previous works have examined how the rules applying to minorities were formulated. Milka Levy-Rubin's remarkable book traces the emergence of these regulations from the first surrender agreements in the immediate aftermath of conquest to the formation of the canonic document called the Pact of Ụmar, which was formalized under the early Ạbbasids, in the first half of the ninth century. What the study reveals is that the conquered peoples themselves played a major role in the creation of these policies, and that these were based on long-standing traditions, customs, and institutions from earlier pre-Islamic cultures that originated in the worlds of both the conquerors and the conquered. In its connections to Roman, Byzantine, and Sasanian traditions, the book will appeal to historians of Europe as well as Arabia and Persia"--Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Dhimmis (Islamic law) -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Dhimmis (Islamic law) -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Islamic Empire. |
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History. |
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Dhimmis (Islamic law) |
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Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Religious minorities. |
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Islamic Empire -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
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Minorities (Islamic law)
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Minorities (Islamic law) |
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Islam and state -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Islam and state. |
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Islam and politics -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Islam and politics. |
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Religious tolerance -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Religious tolerance. |
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Islamic Empire -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic book.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Levy-Rubin, Milka, 1955- Non-Muslims in the early Islamic Empire. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107004337 (DLC) 2010043663 (OCoLC)671238382 |
ISBN |
9781139224192 (electronic book) |
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1139224190 (electronic book) |
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9780511977435 (electronic book) |
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0511977433 (electronic book) |
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1139217674 |
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9781139217675 |
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9781107004337 |
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1107004330 |
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9781139217675 |
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