Islam The View from the Edge

Name: Islam The View from the Edge
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ISBN: 9780231082198

ISBN-10: 0231082193

ISBN-13: 9780231082198

Edition: 1994

Authors: Richard Bulliet, Gerhard Endress, Carole Hillenbrand, Nadia Marzouki, Olivier Roy

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This concise revisionist account of the historical evolution of Islamic society breaks new ground by going beyond the caliph and the capital. Bulliet abandons the historian's typical habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives a lucid and accurate understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Focusing his research on Iran, and especially the cities of Isfahan, Gorgan, and Nishapur, Bulliet presents a new and fuller…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/23/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 236
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.92" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English