Armstrong, Karen, 1944-
Islam : a short history / Karen Armstrong. - London : Phoenix, 2001. - xxxii., 189 p. : maps : ; 22 cm.
Includes Index. Bibliographic references: p. 175-183.
1. Beginnings: The Prophet (570-632); The Rashidun (632-661); The First Fitnah -- 2. Development: The Umayyads and the Second Fitnah; The religious movement; The last years of the Umayyads (705-750); The Abbasids: the High Caliphal period (750-935); The esoteric movements -- 3. Culmination: A New Order (935-1258); The Crusades; Expansion; The Mongols (1220-1500) -- 4. Islam Trimphant: Imperial Islam (1500-1700); The Safavid Empire; The Moghul Empire; The Ottoman Empire -- 5. Islam Agonistes: The arrival of the West (1750-2000); What is a modern Muslim state?; Fundamentalism; Muslims in a minority; The way forward; Postscript.
1842125834 £7.99
Islam--History.
Islam : a short history / Karen Armstrong. - London : Phoenix, 2001. - xxxii., 189 p. : maps : ; 22 cm.
Includes Index. Bibliographic references: p. 175-183.
1. Beginnings: The Prophet (570-632); The Rashidun (632-661); The First Fitnah -- 2. Development: The Umayyads and the Second Fitnah; The religious movement; The last years of the Umayyads (705-750); The Abbasids: the High Caliphal period (750-935); The esoteric movements -- 3. Culmination: A New Order (935-1258); The Crusades; Expansion; The Mongols (1220-1500) -- 4. Islam Trimphant: Imperial Islam (1500-1700); The Safavid Empire; The Moghul Empire; The Ottoman Empire -- 5. Islam Agonistes: The arrival of the West (1750-2000); What is a modern Muslim state?; Fundamentalism; Muslims in a minority; The way forward; Postscript.
1842125834 £7.99
Islam--History.