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The formation of Islam [electronic resource] : religion and so ciety in the Near East, 600-1800 / Jonathan P. Berkey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Themes in Islamic history | Themes in Islamic history | ATLA Special Series | ACLS Humanities E-BookPublication details: Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2 003.Description: xv, 286 p. : maps ; 24 cmSubject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources:
Contents:
Part I. The Near East before Islam: -- Introduction -- Religions of late antiquity -- Arabia before Islam -- Early seventh century -- Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750: -- Approaches and problems -- Orig ins of the Muslim community -- Early Islam in the Near East -- Umayyad period -- Beginnings of sectarianism -- Non-Muslims of early Islam -- ' Abbasid revolution -- Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000: - - Issues of Islamic identity -- Religion and politics -- Shi'ism -- For mation of Sunni traditionalism -- Asceticism and mysticism -- Non-Musli m communities -- Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500: -- Medieval Islami c Near East -- Sunni 'revival'? -- Common patterns in social and politi cal organization -- Modes of justice -- Transmission of religious knowl edge -- Sufism -- Popular religion -- Epilogue: -- From medieval to mod ern Islam.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-275) and index.

Part I. The Near East before Islam: -- Introduction -- Religions of late antiquity -- Arabia before Islam -- Early seventh century -- Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750: -- Approaches and problems -- Orig ins of the Muslim community -- Early Islam in the Near East -- Umayyad period -- Beginnings of sectarianism -- Non-Muslims of early Islam -- ' Abbasid revolution -- Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000: - - Issues of Islamic identity -- Religion and politics -- Shi'ism -- For mation of Sunni traditionalism -- Asceticism and mysticism -- Non-Musli m communities -- Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500: -- Medieval Islami c Near East -- Sunni 'revival'? -- Common patterns in social and politi cal organization -- Modes of justice -- Transmission of religious knowl edge -- Sufism -- Popular religion -- Epilogue: -- From medieval to mod ern Islam.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet.

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