Classical Islam : a history, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. /
Grunebaum, Gustave E. von 1909-1972.
Classical Islam : a history, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. / G.E. von Grunebaum ; translated by katherine watson. - New Brunswick, NJ (USA): Aldine Transaction, 2005. - 243 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes chronological tables, bibliography, index (202-243)
This book presents a comprehensive history of the formative centuries of Islam, from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad through the fall of Baghdad in 1258. Von Grunebaum examines how Islam developed not only as a faith but also as a civilization that shaped politics, culture, and intellectual life across a vast geographical span.
Von Grunebaum emphasizes that classical Islam was not static but a dynamic civilization that synthesized diverse influences, creating a distinctive world order that shaped later Islamic and global history.
0202307670 9780202307671
Islam--History.
Islamic civilisation
Middle East—History
Islamic Empire--History.
297.09 / GRU
Classical Islam : a history, 600 A.D. to 1258 A.D. / G.E. von Grunebaum ; translated by katherine watson. - New Brunswick, NJ (USA): Aldine Transaction, 2005. - 243 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes chronological tables, bibliography, index (202-243)
This book presents a comprehensive history of the formative centuries of Islam, from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad through the fall of Baghdad in 1258. Von Grunebaum examines how Islam developed not only as a faith but also as a civilization that shaped politics, culture, and intellectual life across a vast geographical span.
Von Grunebaum emphasizes that classical Islam was not static but a dynamic civilization that synthesized diverse influences, creating a distinctive world order that shaped later Islamic and global history.
0202307670 9780202307671
Islam--History.
Islamic civilisation
Middle East—History
Islamic Empire--History.
297.09 / GRU