Caliph of Cairo - Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah, 996-1021

To some, al-Hakim was God incarnate, to others an infallible imam, to still others he was a capricious tyrant. This book examines myth and fact, document and opinion, to present the most complete and detailed history yet written of the life and times of one of the medieval Islamic world's most controversial figures.

Sommario

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One
Writing the Biography of an Enigma
The Father, the Dynasty, Childhood, and Regency

Part Two
al-Maqrizi’s Chronicle of the Middle Years

Part Three
The Institutions of His Rule
Friends and Rebels
Social Reform and Legislation
Foreign Affairs

Part Four
The Final Seven Years
Afterlife and Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
Index
Maps Mediterranean and Near East at the Time of al-Hakim
Egypt
Cairo--Fustat and Vicinity

Info autore

Paul E. Walker is Deputy Director for Academic Programs, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago and a historian of ideas specializing in medieval Islamic history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul E Walker, Paul E. Walker
• Editore: The American University in Cairo Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.2012
• EAN: 9789774165689
• ISBN: 978-977-416-568-9
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 228 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 587 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia