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Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Original Title 6 Original Copyright 7 Contents 8 INTRODUCTION 10 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 13 CHAPTER 1 Islam – a monotheistic and universal religion 20 1 Islam in relation to Judaism and Christianity 21 2 The originality of Islam 26 3 The personality of Muhammad 30 4 Islam – religion of conquest 34 5 Conquerors and conquered 41 CHAPTER 2 The medieval Islamic world 48 1 The influence of Arabia 49 2 Urban development 51 3 Nomadism 56 4 The invasions 60 5 Internal factors of diversification 65 6 Production and exchange 67 CHAPTER 3 Aspects of Islamic doctrine 76 1 The elaboration of 'law' and the science of the 'traditions' 77 2 The first theological discussions 85 3 The Mu'tazilite theses 91 4 Other theological schools 98 5 Shi'ism 103 6 The mystical current 106 7 The philosophical current 110 8 Schisms in history 115 CHAPTER 4 Islam and the political order 121 1 The conceptions of power 123 2 Transmission and devolution of power 131 3 The exercise of power in the Sunnite world 135 4 The organisation of government 143 5 Prestige and ceremonial 150 CHAPTER 5 Islam and the social order 154 1 Egalitarianism and privileges in early times 154 2 Social transformation
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- Author
- Dominique Sourdel
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
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