The Almohads : The Rise of an Islamic Empire

Informationen zum Autor Allen J. Fromherz is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and editerranean History at Georgia State University. He holds a PhD in History from St Andrews University and is the author of Qatar: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris) and Ibn Khaldun! Life and Times. Klappentext Fromherz! drawing on medieval Arabic and Berber sources! analyses the myths and history surrounding the origins and rise of the Almohad Empire. Fromherz, drawing on medieval Arabic and Berber sources, analyses the myths and history surrounding the origins and rise of the Almohad Empire. Zusammenfassung Fromherz, drawing on medieval Arabic and Berber sources, analyses the myths and history surrounding the origins and rise of the Almohad Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis On Founding Myths - Introduction. The Life of Ibn Tumart and the Birth of Almohad Movement. The Rise of Almohads: The Tribal Roots and Monotheism. The Doctrine of Muhammad Ibn Tumart: The Mahdi of Almohads. The Rise of Almohads in Context. Conclusions! Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Allen J. Fromherz, Allen James Fromherz
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2012
• EAN: 9781780764054
• ISBN: 978-1-78076-405-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Library of Middle East History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Nordafrika, Spanien, Christi Geburt bis 1500 nach Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Islamische Länder