Description |
xx, 254 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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-guilded 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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Islamic countries -- History.
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Islam and politics -- History -- To 1500.
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Islamic countries -- Civilization.
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ISBN |
1851684972 (pbk.) |
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9781851685189 (hbk.) |
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1851685189 (hbk.) |
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9781851684977 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 301517029 |
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NZ1 11135462 |
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