Exploring an Islamic Empire Fatimid History and Its Sources
Innbundet /
2002
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9781860646928
Published
2002-05-24
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
312
Author
Biographical note
Paul E. Walker is an historian with the University of Chicago and his works include Early Philosophical Shiism, The Wellsprings of Wisdom and, with Wilferd Madelung, The Advent of the Fatimids (I.B.Tauris).
Exploring an Islamic Empire surveys the three main phases of Fatimid history, and examines various sources that provide information for historical analysis. These sources range from direct evidence such as coins, building dedications, documents and letters, eyewitness and contemporary accounts, histories and biographies, scientific and literary writings, to the work of modern scholars. An extensive bibliography of both medieval sources and modern studies makes this not only a valuable addition to the historiography of the Fatimids but essential reading for students and scholars of Islamic history.
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This is a detailed survey of different genres of source materials, including historiographical, epigraphic and numismatic, on Fatamid history. It represents a comprehensive treatment of the subject and should be of great importance to students and academics alike.
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This is a detailed survey of different genres of source materials, including historiographical, epigraphic and numismatic, on Fatamid history. It represents a comprehensive treatment of the subject and should be of great importance to students and academics alike.
Read more
Product details
ISBN
9781860646928
Published
2002-05-24
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
312
Author