{"product_id":"classical-islam-collected-papers","title":"Classical Islam: Collected Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarole Hillenbrand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback, 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e9781474485982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollects 21 papers on Classical Islam by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassical Islam presents studies of the career of the Prophet Muhammad and the environment from which he sprang; the evolution of Islamic mysticism; political thought; and philosophical themes. It also includes investigations into the development of the late ‘Abbasid caliphate; analyses of the Mirror for Princes literature; and studies of the minor dynasties of Iraq and Anatolia, and of the major cities in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e1. Islamic orthodoxy or Realpolitik?: al-Ghazali’s views on government\u003cbr\u003e2. Al-Mustandjid\u003cbr\u003e3. Al-Mustansir\u003cbr\u003e4. Al-Mustarshid\u003cbr\u003e5. Al-Mustazhir\u003cbr\u003e6. Some Aspects of al-Ghazali’s Views on Beauty\u003cbr\u003e7. New Introduction to Nasir al-Din Shah, The Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia during his tour through Europe in A.D. 1873\u003cbr\u003e8. A little-known Mirror for Princes of al-Ghazali\u003cbr\u003e9. Muhammad and the rise of Islam\u003cbr\u003e10. Sources in Arabic\u003cbr\u003e11. Some medieval Muslim views of Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e12. Water in classical Islamic culture\u003cbr\u003e13. Sayf al-Dawla, al-Mutanabbi and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile\u003cbr\u003e14. The Kimiya-yi sa‘adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) of al-Ghazali: a misunderstood work?\u003cbr\u003e15. A Neglected Source on the Life of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Founder of the Nizari ‘Assassin’ Sect\u003cbr\u003e16. The Impact of a Sixteenth-Century Jihad Treatise on Colonial and Modern India\u003cbr\u003e17. Ancient Iranian Kings in the World History of Rashid al-Din\u003cbr\u003e18. Al-Ghazali: In Praise of Sufism\u003cbr\u003e19. Life in pre-Mongol Marw according to the medieval Muslim geographers\u003cbr\u003e20. Bernard Lewis: 31 May 1916 – 19 May 2018\u003cbr\u003e21. ‘Seek ye knowledge, even unto China’: the literature of travel in the lands of Islam\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40668421881891,"sku":"9781474485982","price":207.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_0158.jpg?v=1733119870","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/classical-islam-collected-papers","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}