Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Box Text vi
4. Illustrations vii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Abbreviations and Note on Transliteration xi
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 The Almoravids: Striving in the Path of God 24
9. 3 The Almohads: Revelation, Revolution and Empire 62
10. 4 Society in the Almoravid and Almohad Eras, 1050–1250 118
11. 5 Economy and Trade Within and Beyond Imperial Frontiers, 1050–1250 177
12. 6 Malikism, Mahdism and Mysticism: Religion and Learning, 1050–1250 227
13. 7 ‘The most wondrous artifice’: The Art and Architecture of the Berber Empires 276
14. 8 Conclusion 329
15. Chronological Outline 336
16. Place Names with Latin and Arabic Designations 347
17. Glossary of Arabic Terms 350
18. Bibliography 356
19. Index 370