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Classical Islam

Collected Essays
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2022

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This volume collects 21 papers on Classical Islam by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history. The papers explore the career of the Prophet Muhammad and the environment from which he sprang; the evolution of Islamic mysticism; political thought; and philosophical themes. It also includes investigations into the development of the late ‘Abbasid caliphate; analyses of the Mirror for Princes literature; and studies of the minor dynasties of Iraq and Anatolia, and of the major cities in the region.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Figures and Plates

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    Acknowledgements

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    Preface

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    1 Islamic Orthodoxy or Realpolitik? Al-Ghazali’s Views on Government

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    2 Al-Mustanjid

    37
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    3 Al-Mustansir

    40
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    4 Al-Mustarshid

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    5 Al-Mustazhir

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    6 Some Aspects of al-Ghazali’s Views on Beauty

    59
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    7 New Introduction to Nasir al-Din Shah, The Diary of HM the Shah of Persia during His Tour through Europe in ad 1873

    75
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    8 A Little-known Mirror for Princes of al-Ghazali*

    87
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    9 Muhammad and the Rise of Islam

    97
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    10 Sources in Arabic

    133
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    11 Some Medieval Muslim Views of Constantinople

    208
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    12 Gardens beneath which Rivers Flow: The Significance of Water in Classical Islamic Culture

    223
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    13 Sayf al-Dawla, al-Mutanabbi and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile

    242
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    14 The Kimiya-yi sa‘adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) of al-Ghazali: A Misunderstood Work?

    258
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    15 A Neglected Source on the Life of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Founder of the Nizari ‘Assassin’ Sect

    275
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    16 The Impact of a Sixteenth-century Jihad Treatise on Colonial and Modern India

    293
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    17 Ancient Iranian Kings in the World History of Rashid al-Din

    314
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    18 Al-Ghazali: In Praise of Sufism

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    19 Life in Pre-Mongol Marv According to the Medieval Muslim Geographers

    359
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    20 Bernard Lewis: 31 May 1916–19 May 2018

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    21 ‘Seek Ye Knowledge, Even Unto China’: The Literature of Travel in the Lands of Islam

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    Original Sources of the Items in this Volume

    417
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    Index

    419
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9781474486002
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Islamic Studies
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For universities and colleges of further and higher education
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