Longing for the Lost Caliphate : A Transregional History /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hassan, Mona (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Persian
Turkish
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Islam and state.
Caliphate.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam et État.
Califat > Histoire.
Caliphate > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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