The Islamic Middle East : tradition and change / / Charles Lindholm
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| Autore: |
Lindholm Charles <1946->
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| Titolo: |
The Islamic Middle East : tradition and change / / Charles Lindholm
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Pub., , [2002] |
| ©2002 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 956 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Middle East Politics and government |
| Middle East Social life and customs | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [302]-313) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Saints |
| 9 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Islamic Middle East |
| ISBN: | 1-282-34179-0 |
| 9786612341793 | |
| 0-470-69617-6 | |
| 0-470-69542-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996209995703316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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