LEADER 02843nam 2200577 450 001 996209995703316 005 20230107120122.0 010 $a1-282-34179-0 010 $a9786612341793 010 $a0-470-69617-6 010 $a0-470-69542-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687394 035 $a(EBL)470621 035 $a(OCoLC)609849599 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000300576 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196189 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300576 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10252628 035 $a(PQKB)10482138 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470621 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7076156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7076156 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687394 100 $a20230107d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Islamic Middle East $etradition and change /$fCharles Lindholm 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aMalden, Massachusetts :$cBlackwell Pub.,$d[2002] 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-0146-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [302]-313) and index. 327 $aThe 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 Saints 327 $a9 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; Index 330 $aThe 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. 607 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 607 $aMiddle East$xSocial life and customs 676 $a956 700 $aLindholm$b Charles$f1946-$0643080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996209995703316 996 $aThe Islamic Middle East$92132518 997 $aUNISA