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Abbasid Studies IV

Author : Monique Bernards
Publisher : Gibb Memorial Trust
ISBN 13 : 0906094984
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Abbasid Studies IV written by Monique Bernards and published by Gibb Memorial Trust. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after their successful revolution in 750 AD, the Abb?sids supplanted the Umayyad dynasty, built the new city of Baghdad, Iraq which became the capital of the Islamic Empire. The civilization that the Abb?sids helped to create carried forth the torch of knowledge lit by ancient Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Persia. Adding many of their own unique contributions, the Abb?sid dynasty left an indelible mark on the history of humankind. This current selection of ?Abb?sid Studies presents a colourful mosaic of new research into classical Arabic texts that sheds light on significant historical, political, cultural and religious aspects of the ?Abb?sid era and provides insight into how the fundamentals of philology are shaped. Wonderful vistas of ancient dreams open up while ?Abb?sid armies clatter and collide; images are conjured of murderous caliphs, foreign looking littérateurs and talking objects. We see a lively self portrait of a scholar struggling with the presentation of his own image and a Persian courtier on exploratory missions around the globe obtaining eyewitness testimony of the wonders of the world. We learn of magic pools, all-seeing mirrors, the kidnapping of a lute-playing shepherd; a Baghdadi party-pooper at an Isfahani social gathering monopolising all participants with an amazing speech until the narrator drunkenly passes out on the floor, and much more. ?Abb?sid Studies IV is the latest contribution to the new series of The Occasional Papers of the School of ?Abb?sid Studies. The contributors to this book are David Bennett, Amikam Elad, Antonella Ghersetti, Joseph Lowry, Letizia Osti, Ignacio Sanchez, Emily Selove, John Turner, Johan Weststeijn, and Travis Zadeh.

ʻAbbasid Studies

Author : James Edward Montgomery
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789042914339
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book ʻAbbasid Studies written by James Edward Montgomery and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The School of Abbasid Studies, originally founded as a co-operative venture by scholars at the Universities of St Andrews and Glasgow in Scotland during the 1980s, is a joint enterprise involving the Universities of St Andrews, Cambridge and Leuven. It aims to promote, foster and cultivate the academic study of the Abbasid dynasty. This book is a volume of sixteen papers delivered by a distinguished array of leading scholars at a meeting of the School of Abbasid Studies at the University of Cambridge in July 2002. It provides a fully contemporary insight into the cutting edge of Abbasid Studies, and includes works ranging from Arabic philosophy and jurisprudence to religious, intellectual and institutional history, literature and grammar. The contents of the volume are divided into three principal foci of interest (Institutions and Concepts, Figures, and Archaeology of a Discipline), and the work is accomplished by a substantial introduction by the editor.

Abbasid Studies IV

Author : School of ʻAbbasid Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780906094891
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Abbasid Studies IV written by School of ʻAbbasid Studies and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon after their successful revolution in 750 AD, the Abbāsids supplanted the Umayyad dynasty, built the new city of Baghdad, Iraq which became the capital of the Islamic Empire. The civilization that the Abbāsids helped to create carried forth the torch of knowledge lit by ancient Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Persia. Adding many of their own unique contributions, the Abbāsid dynasty left an indelible mark on the history of humankind. This current selection of {u02BF}Abbāsid Studies presents a colourful mosaic of new research into classical Arabic texts that sheds light on significant historical, political, cultural and religious aspects of the {u02BF}Abbāsid era and provides insight into how the fundamentals of philology are shaped. Wonderful vistas of ancient dreams open up while {u02BF}Abbāsid armies clatter and collide; images are conjured of murderous caliphs, foreign looking littérateurs and talking objects. We see a lively self portrait of a scholar struggling with the presentation of his own image and a Persian courtier on exploratory missions around the globe obtaining eyewitness testimony of the wonders of the world. We learn of magic pools, all-seeing mirrors, the kidnapping of a lute-playing shepherd; a Baghdadi party-pooper at an Isfahani social gathering monopolising all participants with an amazing speech until the narrator drunkenly passes out on the floor, and much more."--Publishers.

The ʿAbbasid and Carolingian Empires

Author : D.G. Tor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004353046
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The ʿAbbasid and Carolingian Empires written by D.G. Tor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The ʿAbbasid and Carolingian Empires: Studies in Civilizational Formation, D.G. Tor brings together essays by leading historians of medieval Islamdom and Europe in order to elucidate the foundational role of the ʿAbbasid and Carolingians eras in their respective civilizations.

Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period

Author : M. J. L. Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521028875
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period written by M. J. L. Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writings in learned subjects from the period eighth to thirteenth centuries, AD.

The Great Caliphs

Author : Amira K. Bennison
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300154895
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Great Caliphs written by Amira K. Bennison and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This endlessly informative history brings the classical Islamic world to lifeIn this accessibly written history, Amira K. Bennison contradicts the common assumption that Islam somehow interrupted the smooth flow of Western civilization from its Graeco-Roman origins to its more recent European and American manifestations. Instead, she places Islamic civilization in the longer trajectory of Mediterranean civilizations and sees the ‘Abbasid Empire (750–1258 CE) as the inheritor and interpreter of Graeco-Roman traditions.At its zenith the ‘Abbasid caliphate stretched over the entire Middle East and part of North Africa, and influenced Islamic regimes as far west as Spain. Bennison’s examination of the politics, society, and culture of the ‘Abbasid period presents a picture of a society that nurtured many of the “civilized” values that Western civilization claims to represent, albeit in different premodern forms: from urban planning and international trade networks to religious pluralism and academic research. Bennison’s argument counters the common Western view of Muslim culture as alien and offers a new perspective on the relationship between Western and Islamic cultures.

The Shaping of 'Abbasid Rule

Author : Jacob Lassner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400886368
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Shaping of 'Abbasid Rule written by Jacob Lassner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to understand the transition between the revolutionary movement that propelled the Abbasids to power and the imperial government that later took root, Jacob Lassner studies those elements that served to shape the political attitudes and institutions of the emerging regime during its formative years. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Baghdad During the Abbasid Caliphate

Author : Guy Le Strange
Publisher : Oxford, Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baghdad During the Abbasid Caliphate written by Guy Le Strange and published by Oxford, Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1900 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography

Author : Tayeb El-Hibri
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521650236
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography written by Tayeb El-Hibri and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-25 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the early Abbasid Caliphate has long been studied as a factual or interpretive synthesis of various accounts preserved in the medieval Islamic chronicles. Tayeb El-Hibri s book breaks with the traditional approach, applying a literary-critical reading to examine the lives of the caliphs. By focusing on the reigns of Harun al-Rashid and his successors, the study demonstrates how the various historical accounts were not in fact intended as faithful portraits of the past, but as allusive devices used to shed light on controversial religious, political and social issues of the period. The analysis also reveals how the exercise of decoding Islamic historigraphy, through an investigation of the narrative strategies and thematic motifs used in the chronicles, can uncover new layers of meaning and even identify the early narrators. This is an important book which represents a landmark in the field of early Islamic historiography.

The Abbasid Caliphate

Author : Tayeb El-Hibri
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107183243
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Abbasid Caliphate written by Tayeb El-Hibri and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, this study examines the Caliphate as an empire and an institution, and its imprint on the society and culture of classical Islamic civilization.

Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity

Author : Nadia Maria El Cheikh
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674736362
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity written by Nadia Maria El Cheikh and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads in 750 CE and ushered in Islam’s Golden Age, ideas about gender and sexuality were central to the process by which the caliphate achieved self-definition and articulated its systems of power and thought. Nadia Maria El Cheikh’s study reveals the importance of women to the writing of early Islamic history.

Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court

Author : Maaike van Berkel
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004252703
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court written by Maaike van Berkel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir’s regime has traditionally been depicted as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its capital began to crumble. This book not only offers a substantial investigation of the idea and reality of decline, but also provides new interpretations of the inner workings of the court and the empire. The authors, four specialists of Abbasid history, explore the formal and informal power relationships that shaped politics at the court, involving bureaucrats, military, harem, courtiers and of course al-Muqtadir himself. A study of the topography of Baghdad completes this vivid picture of the court and its capital.

History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate

Author : Letizia Osti
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838600566
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate written by Letizia Osti and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abu Bakr al-Suli was an Abbasid polymath and table companion, as well as a legendary chess player. He was perhaps best known for his work on poetry and chancery, which would have a long-lasting influence on Arabic literature. His decades of service at the court of at least three caliphs give him a unique perspective as an historian of his own time, although he is often valued as an observer rather than an interpreter of events for posterity. Letizia Osti here provides the first full-length English-language study devoted to al-Suli, illustrating how investigating the life, times and works of such a complex individual can serve as a fil rouge for tackling broader, contested concepts, such as biography, autobiography, court culture, and written culture. The result is an exploration of the ways in which the Abbasid court made sense of the past and, in general, of what 'historiography' means in a medieval Arabic context.

Law and Politics under the Abbasids

Author : Sohaira Z. M. Siddiqui
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781108721950
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book Law and Politics under the Abbasids written by Sohaira Z. M. Siddiqui and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abu Ma'ali al-Juwayni (d.478/1085) lived in a politically tumultuous period. The rise of powerful dynastic families forced the Abbasid Caliph into a position of titular power, and created instability. He also witnessed intellectual upheavals living amidst great theological and legal diversity. Collectively, these experiences led him to consider questions of religious certainty and social and political continuity. He noted that if political elites are constantly changing, paralleled with shifting intellectual allegiances, what ensures the continuity of religion? He concluded that continuity of society is contingent upon knowledge and practice of the Shari'a. Here, Sohaira Siddiqui explores how scholars grappled with questions of human reason and knowledge, and how their answers to these questions often led them to challenge dominant ideas of what the Shari'a is. By doing this, she highlights the interconnections between al-Juwayni's discussions on theology, law and politics, and the socio-political intellectual landscapes that forged them.

Occasional Papers of the School of Abbasid Studies

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Occasional Papers of the School of Abbasid Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Medieval Islamic Civilization

Author : Josef W. Meri
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415966906
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Islamic Civilization written by Josef W. Meri and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the 7th and 16th century. This two-volume work contains 700 alphabetically arranged entries, and provides a portrait of Islamic civilization. It is of use in understanding the roots of Islamic society as well to explore the culture of medieval civilization.

Popeye and Curly

Author : Emily Selove
Publisher : Silver Goat Media
ISBN 13 : 9781944296193
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book Popeye and Curly written by Emily Selove and published by Silver Goat Media. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy one hundred and twenty scenes from the vibrant city of Abbasid Baghdad, starring book-loving author Popeye (Al-Jahiz) and winebibbing poet Curly (Abu Nuwas), along with their friends Coral (a singing girl) and the Caliph of one of the world's most influential empires in history. Each episode is derived from historical sources, and designed to entertain, educate, and amaze.