02843nam 2200577 450 99620999570331620230107120122.01-282-34179-097866123417930-470-69617-60-470-69542-0(CKB)1000000000687394(EBL)470621(OCoLC)609849599(SSID)ssj0000300576(PQKBManifestationID)11196189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300576(PQKBWorkID)10252628(PQKB)10482138(MiAaPQ)EBC470621(MiAaPQ)EBC7076156(Au-PeEL)EBL7076156(EXLCZ)99100000000068739420230107d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Islamic Middle East tradition and change /Charles LindholmSecond edition.Malden, Massachusetts :Blackwell Pub.,[2002]©20021 online resource (354 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-0146-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages [302]-313) and index.The Islamic Middle East; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Part I Introduction; 1 The Middle East: Assumptions and Problems; Part II Preconditions for Egalitarian Individualism; 2 Ways of Living; 3 Traditions of Authority and Freedom; 4 The Social Construction of Egalitarianism; Part III State and Society: Prophets, Caliphs, Sultans, and Tyrants; 5 The Prophetic Age; 6 Early Struggles for Authority; 7 Sacred and Secular Rulers; 8 Novelties and Continuities; Part IV Sacred Power: Reciters, Lawyers, Incarnations, and Saints9 The Essentials of Islam10 Recapturing the Sacred Past: the Power of Knowledge; 11 The Partisans of Ali; 12 Sufism in Practice; 13 The Contradictions of Saintly Authority; Part V Dilemmas of Subordination; 14 Slaves, Eunuchs, and Blacks; 15 The Ambiguities of Women; 16 Escapes from Distinction: Love and Friendship; Part VI Conclusion; 17 Problems and Possibilities; Chronology of Events; Notes; References; IndexThe Islamic Middle East is a rare, thought-provoking account of the origins, nature, and evolution of Islam that provides a historical perspective vital to understanding the contemporary Middle East.Middle EastPolitics and governmentMiddle EastSocial life and customs956Lindholm Charles1946-643080MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996209995703316The Islamic Middle East2132518UNISA