The rise of the Fatimids : the world of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the fourth century...
The rise of the Fatimids : the world of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the fourth century...
The rise of the Fatimids : the world of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the fourth century of the Hijra, tenth century CE / by Michael Brett.
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N961.02/4
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English
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xi, 497 p. : maps (some folded) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction: The Fatimids in History -- Ch. 2. The Problem of Fatimid Origins -- Ch. 3. Revolt in the East -- Ch. 4. Revolution in the West -- Ch. 5. The Appearance of the Mahdi -- Ch. 6. The City of the Mahdi -- Ch. 7. The Doctrine of the Imam -- Ch. 8. The Horizons of Empire -- Ch. 9. The...
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"The book traces the rise of the Fatimid dynasty in the fourth century A.H./tenth century C.E., from its origins in Islamic messianism to power in North Africa and Egypt, and a central position of influence throughout the Muslim world." "The first part deals with the problem of Fatimid origins, the second with the establishment of the dynasty and i...
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The rise of the Fatimids : the world of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the fourth century of the Hijra, tenth century CE / by Michael Brett.
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The Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 30.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-451) and index.
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N961.02/4
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74Vvk2gQoPBA
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9004117415
9789004117419
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991013741219702626
