Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World

Name: Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World
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ISBN: 9780313322709

ISBN-10: 0313322708

ISBN-13: 9780313322709

Edition: 2005

Authors: James E. Lindsay, James E. Lindsay

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From the time of its birth in Mecca in the 7th century C.E., Islam and the Islamic world rapidly expanded outward, extending to Spain and West Africa in the west, and to Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in the east. An examination of the daily life in these Islamic regions provides insight into a civilized, powerful, and economically stable culture, where large metropolitan centers such as Damascus, Baghdad, and Cairo thrived in many areas, including intellectual and scientific inquiry. In contrast with medieval Europe, there is little common knowledge in the West of the culture and history of this vibrant world, as different from our own in terms of the political, religious, and…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 6/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Maps and Images


Basic Chronology of Events


Major Themes in Medieval Islamic


History Arabia Warfare and Politics


Cities Ritual and Worship


Curious and Entertaining Information


Suggestions for Further Readings


Glossary


Recipes Genealogical and Dynastic Tables


Christian and Islamic Calendars with Conversion


Table Index