Reviving the Islamic Caliphate in Early Modern Morocco

Historians have long grappled with the question of how Islamic civilization - so clearly dominant during the medieval period - could fall completely under Western hegemony in the modern age? Many Western writers answer this question by referencing European ingenuity, initiative, and transformative energy in contrast with Islamic parochialism, passi

List of contents

1: The Revival of the Western Caliphate; 2: Dealing with D?r Al-?arb; 3: Propaganda Wars; 4: Expanding the Caliphate; 5: Symbolic Narrative; 6: The Plan to Reconquer Al-Andalus; 7: The Legacy of A?mad Al-Man??r

About the author

Stephen Cory is an Associate Professor in History and Religious Studies and is Director of the Middle Eastern Studies program at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH.

Summary

Historians have long grappled with the question of how Islamic civilization - so clearly dominant during the medieval period - could fall completely under Western hegemony in the modern age? Many Western writers answer this question by referencing European ingenuity, initiative, and transformative energy in contrast with Islamic parochialism, passi

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Cory, Cory Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032923192
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92319-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, African history: pre-colonial period