Classical Islam: Collected Essays

ISBN-13: 9781474485982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 480 str.

Carole Hillenbrand

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Islamic orthodoxy or Realpolitik?: al-Ghazali’s views on government; 2. Al-Mustandjid; 3. Al-Mustansir; 4. Al-Mustarshid; 5. Al-Mustazhir; 7. Some Aspects of al-Ghazali’s Views on Beauty; 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; 8. A little-known Mirror for Princes of al-Ghazali; 9. Muhammad and the rise of Islam; 10. Sources in Arabic; 11. Some medieval Muslim views of Constantinople; 12. Water in classical Islamic culture; 13. Sayf al-Dawla, al-Mutanabbi and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile; 14. The Kimiya-yi sa‘adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) of al-Ghazali: a misunderstood work?; 15. A Neglected Source on the Life of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Founder of the Nizari ‘Assassin’ Sect; 16. The Impact of a Sixteenth-Century Jihad Treatise on Colonial and Modern India; 17. Ancient Iranian Kings in the World History of Rashid al-Din; 18. Al-Ghazali: In Praise of Sufism; 19. Life in pre-Mongol Marw according to the medieval Muslim geographers; 20. Bernard Lewis: 31 May 1916 – 19 May 2018; 21. ‘Seek ye knowledge, even unto China’: the literature of travel in the lands of Islam; Original Sources and Page Numbers of the Items in this Volume; Index.