| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 382 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
The Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires.
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Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-369) and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Box Text; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Note on Transliteration; 1 Introduction; 2 The Almoravids: Striving in the Path of God; 3 The Almohads: Revelation, Revolution and Empire; 4 Society in the Almoravid and Almohad Eras, 1050-1250; 5 Economy and Trade Within and Beyond Imperial Frontiers, 1050-1250; 6 Malikism, Mahdism and Mysticism: Religion and Learning, 1050-1250; 7 'The most wondrous artifice': The Art and Architecture of the Berber Empires; 8 Conclusion; Chronological Outline; Place Names with Latin and Arabic Designations |
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Glossary of Arabic TermsBibliography; Index |
| Summary |
A comprehensive account of two of the most important empires in medieval North Africa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Almoravides -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History.
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Almoravides. |
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Spain -- Andalusia. |
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History. |
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Almohades -- Spain -- Andalusia -- History.
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Almohades. |
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Africa, North -- History -- 647-1517.
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North Africa. |
| Chronological Term |
647-1517 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780748646821 |
| ISBN |
0748646825 (e-book) |
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9780748646821 (electronic book) |
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0748646809 |
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0748646817 |
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0748694986 |
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