UID:
edocfu_9959328214502883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118523629
,
1118523628
,
9781118527719
,
1118527712
Content:
A theoretically rich, nuanced history of Islam and Islamic civilization with a unique sociological component This major new reference work offers a complete historical and theoretically informed view of Islam as both a religion and a sociocultural force. Uniquely comprehensive, it surveys and discusses the transformation of Muslim societies in different eras and various regions, providing a broad narrative of the historical development of Islamic civilization. This text explores the complex and varied history of the religion and its traditions. It provides an in-depth study of the diverse ways through which the religious dimension at the core of Islamic traditions has led to a distinctive type of civilizational process in history. The book illuminates the ways in which various historical forces have converged and crystallized in institutional forms at a variety of levels, embracing social, religious, legal, political, cultural, and civic dimensions. Together, the team of internationally renowned scholars move from the genesis of a new social order in 7th-century Arabia, right up to the rise of revolutionary Islamist currents in the 20th century and the varied ways in which Islam has grown and continues to pervade daily life in the Middle East and beyond. This book is essential reading for students and academics in a wide range of fields, including sociology, history, law, and political science. It will also appeal to general readers with an interest in the history of one of the world's great religions.
Note:
Includes index.
,
Late antique beginnings (till ca. 661) -- The high caliphate (ca. 661-946) -- The earlier middle period (ca. 946-1258) -- The later middle period (ca. 1258-1453) -- Early modernity and civilizational apogee (ca. 1453-1683) -- Facing the global rise of European power (ca. 1683-1882) -- Colonial subjection and postcolonial developments (ca. 1882-present).
Additional Edition:
Online version: Wiley Blackwell history of Islam. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2017 ISBN 9781118523629
Additional Edition:
Print version: Wiley Blackwell History of Islam. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2018 ISBN 9780470657546
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0470657545
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118527719
