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Longing for the Lost Caliphate : A Transregional History /

A global history, Longing for the Lost Caliphate delves into why the caliphate has been so important to Muslims in vastly different eras and places. This book explores the myriad meanings of the caliphate for Muslims around the world through the analytical lens of two key moments of loss in the thir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hassan, Mona (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Persian
Turkish
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Visions of a lost caliphal capital: Baghdad, 1258 C.E.
  • 2. Recapturing lost glory and legitimacy
  • 3. Conceptualizing the caliphate, 632
  • 1517 C.E.
  • 4. Manifold meanings of loss: Ottoman defeat, early 1920s
  • 5. In international pursuit of a caliphate
  • 6. Debating a modern caliphate
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Illustrations and maps.