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The Resource The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey

The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey

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Jonathan Berkey's book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE. The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, and the religious traditions which preceded Islam. Subsequent chapters investigate Islam's first century and the beginnings of its own traditions, the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs, and thereafter the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period. Throughout, close attention is paid to the experiences of Jews and Christians, as well as Muslims. The book stresses that Islam did not appear all at once, but emerged slowly, as part of a prolonged process whereby it was differentiated from other religious traditions and, indeed, that much that we take as characteristic of Islam is in fact the product of the medieval period. -- Publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages).
Contents
  • Early Islam in the Near East
  • Umayyad period
  • Beginnings of sectarianism
  • Non-Muslims of early Islam
  • 'Abbasid revolution
  • Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000:
  • Issues of Islamic identity
  • Religion and politics
  • Shi'ism
  • Formation of Sunni traditionalism
  • Part I. The Near East before Islam:
  • Asceticism and mysticism
  • Non-Muslim communities
  • Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500:
  • Medieval Islamic Near East
  • Sunni 'revival'?
  • Common patterns in social and political organization
  • Modes of justice
  • Transmission of religious knowledge
  • Sufism
  • Popular religion
  • Introduction
  • Epilogue:
  • From medieval to modern Islam
  • Religions of late antiquity
  • Arabia before Islam
  • Early seventh century
  • Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750:
  • Approaches and problems
  • Origins of the Muslim community
Isbn
9780511065804
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The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800
Title
The formation of Islam
Title remainder
religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800
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Jonathan P. Berkey
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Religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800
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Language
eng
Summary
Jonathan Berkey's book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE. The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, and the religious traditions which preceded Islam. Subsequent chapters investigate Islam's first century and the beginnings of its own traditions, the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs, and thereafter the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period. Throughout, close attention is paid to the experiences of Jews and Christians, as well as Muslims. The book stresses that Islam did not appear all at once, but emerged slowly, as part of a prolonged process whereby it was differentiated from other religious traditions and, indeed, that much that we take as characteristic of Islam is in fact the product of the medieval period. -- Publisher description
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Berkey, Jonathan Porter
Dewey number
297/.09
Index
index present
LC call number
BP63.A35
LC item number
B47 2003eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Themes in Islamic history
Series volume
v. 2
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Islam
  • Middle East
  • Middle East
  • Islam
  • Moyen-Orient
  • Moyen-Orient
  • RELIGION
  • Civilization
  • Islam
  • Religion
  • Middle East
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The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-275) and index
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Early Islam in the Near East
  • Umayyad period
  • Beginnings of sectarianism
  • Non-Muslims of early Islam
  • 'Abbasid revolution
  • Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000:
  • Issues of Islamic identity
  • Religion and politics
  • Shi'ism
  • Formation of Sunni traditionalism
  • Part I. The Near East before Islam:
  • Asceticism and mysticism
  • Non-Muslim communities
  • Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500:
  • Medieval Islamic Near East
  • Sunni 'revival'?
  • Common patterns in social and political organization
  • Modes of justice
  • Transmission of religious knowledge
  • Sufism
  • Popular religion
  • Introduction
  • Epilogue:
  • From medieval to modern Islam
  • Religions of late antiquity
  • Arabia before Islam
  • Early seventh century
  • Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750:
  • Approaches and problems
  • Origins of the Muslim community
Control code
ocm57256338
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511065804
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
9E48F41C-863C-49DB-86AE-6041895FB014
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o57256338
  • (OCoLC)57256338
Label
The formation of Islam : religion and society in the Near East, 600-1800, Jonathan P. Berkey
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-275) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Early Islam in the Near East
  • Umayyad period
  • Beginnings of sectarianism
  • Non-Muslims of early Islam
  • 'Abbasid revolution
  • Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750-1000:
  • Issues of Islamic identity
  • Religion and politics
  • Shi'ism
  • Formation of Sunni traditionalism
  • Part I. The Near East before Islam:
  • Asceticism and mysticism
  • Non-Muslim communities
  • Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000-1500:
  • Medieval Islamic Near East
  • Sunni 'revival'?
  • Common patterns in social and political organization
  • Modes of justice
  • Transmission of religious knowledge
  • Sufism
  • Popular religion
  • Introduction
  • Epilogue:
  • From medieval to modern Islam
  • Religions of late antiquity
  • Arabia before Islam
  • Early seventh century
  • Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600-750:
  • Approaches and problems
  • Origins of the Muslim community
Control code
ocm57256338
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511065804
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
9E48F41C-863C-49DB-86AE-6041895FB014
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o57256338
  • (OCoLC)57256338

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