Routledge Revivals: Medieval Islamic Civilization (2006) - An Encyclopedia - Volume I

First published in 2006, Medieval Islamic Civilization examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the 7th and 16th centuries. This important two-volume work contains over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, contributed and signed by international scholars and experts in fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more. Entries also explore the importance of interfaith relations and the permeation of persons, ideas, and objects across geographical and intellectual boundaries between Europe and the Islamic world.

List of contents

Maps; Introduction; Medieval Series Note; Editorial Board; Contributors; List of Entries A to Z; Thematic list of Entries; Entries A to Z; Index

About the author

Josef (Yousef) Waleed Meri from 2013-2014 he served as eighth Allianz Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies (2013-2014) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He was a Fellow of St. Edmund's College, Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies, Cambridge University.

Product details

• Authors: Josef Meri
• Assisted by: Josef Meri (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2019
• EAN: 9781138061088
• ISBN: 978-1-138-06108-8
• No. of pages: 654
• Series: Routledge Revivals: Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Medieval History, Historiography, History of Science, Reference works, Social and cultural history, Asian History, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval