The Cambridge history of Islam. 2.B: Islamic society and civilization 2B

First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is a most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, student and specialist alike. It has now been reprinted, with corrections, and for ease of handling the original two hardcover volumes have each been divided into two separate paperbacks-- Provided by Publisher The Cambridge History of Islam Series Front Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Plates 8 Acknowledgments 11 Preface 12 Introduction 14 Part VIII. Islamic Society and Civilization 22 1. The geographical setting 24 2. The sources of Islamic civilization 50 3. Economy, society, institutions 92 4. Law and justice 120 5. Religion and culture 150 6. Mysticism 185 7. Revival and reform in Islam 213 8. Literature 238 (a) Arabic literature 238 (b) Persian literature 252 (c) Turkish literature 263 (d) Urdu literature 276 9. Art and architecture 283 Plates 290 10. Science 354 11. Philosophy 393 12. Warfare 437 13. The transmission of learning and literary influences to western Europe 464 Dynastic List 503 Bibliography 504 Glossary 520 Index 524 Back Cover 581 REVELATION A monograph of Muslim civilization, from before Prophet Muhammad through the post-World War II years, explicating the growth of the Arab Empire and its outward political and cultural extensions. Bibliogs The Mudros armistice signed on 30 October 1918, by the government of Ahmed 'Izzet Pasha appointed by the sultan for this task, marked the defeat of the Ottoman empire in the First World War. Presents a reprinted version of the 1970 publication, The Cambridge history of Islam, with corrections. Provides a comprehensive survey of Islamic history and civilization through the 1960s There is a closer relationship between Islam and its geographical setting, than that of any other of the great monotheistic religions. This is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilization in English