Research Catalog

Title

Studies in Islamic history and institutions / by S.D. Goitein ; with an introduction by Norman A. Stillman.

Author

Goitein, Shelomo Dov, 1900-1985

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

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Additional Authors

Stillman, Norman A., 1945-

Description

xxii, 391 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

Goiteinʹs selection of studies dealing with Islamic history, religion, and institutions offers a wide-ranging, sensitive, and highly original introduction to a civilization by one who lived all his life studying and observing Islam. Eschewing simplistic notions, Goitein poses fundamental questions vis-à-vis Muslim religious thought and practice, the evolution of the Islamic state in the early Middle Ages, the characteristic facets of the civilization, and the periodization of its history. Although all but one of the essays deal with the first seven centuries of Islamic history, Goitein frequently draws important connections between the past and the present. A professional educator as well as researcher and scholar, Goitein with a clarity and orderliness makes his subtly reasoned conclusions accessible to students and scholars alike. He provides the reader with an opportunity to acquaint himself not only with the results of research, but also with the methods by which they were obtained. -- Back cover.

Series Statement

Brill classics in Islam ; v. 5

Uniform Title

Brill classics in Islam ; v. 5.

Subject

• Islam
• Islam > History
• Islam
• Arab countries > History
• Islamic Empire > Social conditions

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Originally published: 1966. With new introduction.
• Chiefly a collection of previously published (1929-1964) articles, essays, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / Norman A. Stillman ---- Part one. the Nature and Development of Islam. 1. The Four Faces of Islam --- 2. The Intermediate Civilization/The Hellenic Heritage in Islam ---- Part Two. Islamic Religious and Political Institutions. 3. Prayer in Islam --- 4. Ramadan, the Muslim Month of Fasting, its Early Development and Religious Meaning --- 5. The Origin and Nature of the Muslim Friday Worship --- 6. The Birth-Hour of Muslim Law --- 7. The Sanctity of Jerusalem and Palestine in Early Islam --- 8. A Turning-Point in the History of the Muslim State --- 9. The Origin of the Vizierate and its True Character --- 10. Attitudes towards Government in Islam and Judaism ---- Part Three. Islamic Social History. 11. The Rise of the Middle-Eastern Bourgeoisie in Early Islamic Times --- 12. The Mentality of the Middle Class in Medieval Islam --- 13. The Working People of the Mediterranean Area during the High Middle Ages --- 14. The Documents of the Cairo Geniza as a Source for Islamic Social History --- 15. The Unity of the Mediterranean World in the "quot;Middle"quot; Middle Ages --- 16. Medieval Tunisia the Hub of the Mediterranean --- 17. Letters and Documents on the India Trade in Medieval Times --- 18. The Beginnings of the K257;rim Merchants and the Nature of their Organization --- 19. The Present Day Arabic Proverb as a Testimony to the Social History of the Middle East.

ISBN

• 9789004179318 (acid-free paper)
• 9004179313 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^2010278397

OCLC

• 429814405
• SCSB-12330300

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library