Islam A Thousand Years of Faith and Power

Name: Islam A Thousand Years of Faith and Power
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ISBN: 9780300094220

ISBN-10: 0300094221

ISBN-13: 9780300094220

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila S. Blair

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The authors examine the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. They also describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 1/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.87" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 4.950
Language: English

Jonathan M. Bloom, Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College.



A Note on Terminology


Introduction



Muhammad and the Origins of Islam, 600-750



The World at the Rise of Islam



Muhammad and the Revelation of Islam



The Sources of Faith



Muhammad's Successors



The Spread of Islamic Power



The Golden Age, 750-1250



The Crucible



City and Country



The Flowering of Intellectual Life



The Age of Empires, 1250-1700



Regional Powers



Consolidation



Expansion


Epilogue


Glossary


Notes for Further Reading


References


Index


About the Authors