New Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 4, Islamic Cultures and Societies to the End of the Eighteenth Centur

Robert Irwin's authoritative introduction to the fourth volume of The New Cambridge History of Islam offers a panoramic vision of Islamic culture from its origins to around 1800. The introductory chapter, which highlights key developments and introduces some of Islam's most famous protagonists, paves the way for an extraordinarily varied collection of essays. The themes treated include religion and law, conversion, Islam's relationship with the natural world, governance and politics, caliphs and kings, philosophy, science, medicine, language, art, architecture, literature, music and even cookery. What emerges from this rich collection, written by an international team of experts, is the diversity and dynamism of the societies which created this flourishing civilization. Volume four of The New Cambridge History of Islam serves as a thematic companion to the three preceding, politically oriented volumes, and in coverage extends across the pre-modern Islamic world.

A propos de l'auteur

Robert Irwin is senior research associate of the History Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. His previous publications include For Lust of Knowing: The Orientalists and Their Enemies (2006), Night and Horses and the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature (1999) and The Arabian Nights: A Companion (1994).

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Robert Irwin (Editeur), Robert (School of Oriental and African Studies Irwin (Editeur)
• Auteurs: Robert (School of Oriental and African Stud Irwin
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 01.06.2023
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres
• EAN: 9781107457003
• ISBN: 978-1-107-45700-3
• Nombre de pages: 943
• Thème: The New Cambridge History of Islam
• Catégories: Islam, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Politics & government, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, General and world history, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic life and practice