LEADER 02664nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910963034503321 005 20251117073929.0 010 $a1-282-35292-X 010 $a9786612352928 010 $a0-300-15489-5 035 $a(CKB)2430000000010783 035 $a(OCoLC)593239917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10348410 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420516 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420516 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348410 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235292 035 $a(OCoLC)923594109 035 $a(BIP)46575057 035 $a(BIP)26818737 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000010783 100 $a20090328d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe great caliphs $ethe golden age of the 'Abbasid Empire /$fAmira K. Bennison 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 311 08$a0-300-15227-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index. 330 $aIn this accessibly written history, Amira K. Bennison contradicts the common assumption that Islam somehow interrupted the smooth flow of Western civilization from its Graeco-Roman origins to its more recent European and American manifestations. Instead, she places Islamic civilization in the longer trajectory of Mediterranean civilizations and sees the 'Abbasid Empire (750-1258 CE) as the inheritor and interpreter of Graeco-Roman traditions. At its zenith the 'Abbasid caliphate stretched over the entire Middle East and part of North Africa, and influenced Islamic regimes as far west as Spain. Bennison's examination of the politics, society, and culture of the 'Abbasid period presents a picture of a society that nurtured many of the civilized values that Western civilization claims to represent, albeit in different premodern forms: from urban planning and international trade networks to religious pluralism and academic research. Bennison's argument counters the common Western view of Muslim culture as alien and offers a new perspective on the relationship between Western and Islamic cultures. 517 3 $aGolden age of the 'Abbasid Empire 606 $aAbbasids 606 $aIslamic civilization 607 $aIslamic Empire$xHistory$y750-1258 615 0$aAbbasids. 615 0$aIslamic civilization. 676 $a909.097671 700 $aBennison$b Amira K$0909823 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963034503321 996 $aThe great caliphs$94480339 997 $aUNINA