Islam in the middle ages: the origins and shaping of classical Islamic civilization
Lassner, Jacob
Islam in the middle ages: the origins and shaping of classical Islamic civilization Lassner, Jacob - Santa Barbara, California Praeger 2010 - xxiv, 343 p. - Praeger series on the Middle Ages .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the Middle Ages, a varied and vibrant Islamic culture flourished in all its aspects, from religious institutions to legal and scientific endeavors. Lassner, Reisman, and Bonner detail how all three montheist traditions are linked to the same sacred history. They trace the most current scholarship on the Arabian background to Islam, the prophet's early religious message and its appeal. They the Qur'an and how it would have been understood by the earliest generations of Muslims. How much does historical memory come into play in current depictions of this early era? Beyond religious institutions, Muslim scholars and scientists were vital to both the transmission of knowledge from the Greek civilization and to the uninterrupted progress of science. The authors explore the role that non-Muslim minorities played within this culture and they detail the splits within the Muslim world that continue to this day.
9780275985691
General
Islamic civilization
Islam - History - To 1500
Islamic Empire - History - 661-750
Islamic Empire - History - 750-1258
953.02 / L2I8
Islam in the middle ages: the origins and shaping of classical Islamic civilization Lassner, Jacob - Santa Barbara, California Praeger 2010 - xxiv, 343 p. - Praeger series on the Middle Ages .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the Middle Ages, a varied and vibrant Islamic culture flourished in all its aspects, from religious institutions to legal and scientific endeavors. Lassner, Reisman, and Bonner detail how all three montheist traditions are linked to the same sacred history. They trace the most current scholarship on the Arabian background to Islam, the prophet's early religious message and its appeal. They the Qur'an and how it would have been understood by the earliest generations of Muslims. How much does historical memory come into play in current depictions of this early era? Beyond religious institutions, Muslim scholars and scientists were vital to both the transmission of knowledge from the Greek civilization and to the uninterrupted progress of science. The authors explore the role that non-Muslim minorities played within this culture and they detail the splits within the Muslim world that continue to this day.
9780275985691
General
Islamic civilization
Islam - History - To 1500
Islamic Empire - History - 661-750
Islamic Empire - History - 750-1258
953.02 / L2I8