Studies on the civilization of Islam

Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and literature of Islamic society illustrate the unique vision of one of the world's great Orientalists.

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Main Author: Gibb, H. A. R. (Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen) Sir 1895-1971 (Author)
Other Authors: Shaw, Stanford J. (Stanford Jay) 1930-2006 (Editor), Polk, William Roe 1929- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [1962]
Series:Princeton legacy library
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505 0 |a pt.1. Medieval Islamic History -- An interpretation of Islamic history -- The evolution of government in early Islam -- Arab-Byzantine relations under the Umayyad caliphate -- The social significance of the Shuubiya -- The armies of Saladin -- The achievement of Saladin -- Tarikh -- pt.2. Islamic Institutions, Philosophy and Religion -- Some considerations on the Sunni theory of the caliphate -- Al-Mawardi's theory of the caliphate -- The Islamic background of Ibn Khaldun's political theory-- The structure of religious thought in Islam -- Khawatir fil-Adab al-Arabi (Reflections on Arabic literature) -- pt.3. Contemporary Intellectual Currents -- Studies in contemporary Arabic literature -- The reaction in the Middle East against Western culture -- Problems of modern Middle Eastern history 
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