Abbasid Studies IV : Occasional Papers of the School of ʿAbbasid Studies Leuven, July 5– July 9, 2010
Soon after their successful revolution in 750 AD, the Abbasids supplanted the Umayyad dynasty, built the new city of Baghdad, Iraq which became the capital of the Islamic Empire. The civilization that the AbbAsids helped to create carried forth the torch of knowledge lit by ancient Greece, Rome, Byz...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Havertown : Gibb Memorial Trust,
2013
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| Schlagworte: | Abbasids Islamic civilization Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258 Electronic books |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (289 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Soon after their successful revolution in 750 AD, the Abbasids supplanted the Umayyad dynasty, built the new city of Baghdad, Iraq which became the capital of the Islamic Empire. The civilization that the AbbAsids helped to create carried forth the torch of knowledge lit by ancient Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Persia. Adding many of their own unique contributions, the AbbAsid dynasty left an indelible mark on the history of humankind.This current selection of ʿAbbasid Studies presents a colourful mosaic of new research into classical Arabic texts that sheds light on significant historical, poli |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (289 p) |
| ISBN: | 9780906094983 0906094984 9780906094891 0906094895 |