The Fatimid Empire (The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires)

Brett, Michael

Edinburgh University Press（2017/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 352 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780748640775
• DDC分類 961.02

Full Description

From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. This definitive account combines the histories of Isma'ilism, North Africa and Egypt with that of the dynasty. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, Brett shows the full historical significance of the empire. Topics covered include: the work of Ibn Khaldūn; the relationship of tribal to civilian economy and society; the formation and evolution of the dynastic state; the relationship of the dynastic state to economy and society and questions of cultural change, specifically in relation to Arabisation and Islamisatio.

Contents

List of Box TextsList of IllustrationsList of MapsIntroduction: The Question of EmpireChapter 1: The Coming of the MahdīChapter 2: The City of the MahdīChapter 3: The Conquest of EgyptChapter 4: The Constitution of the StateChapter 5: The Formation of the EmpireChapter 6: A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óākim bi Amr AllāhChapter 7: The Regime of the PenChapter 8: The Crisis of the EmpireChapter 9: The Fatimid RenascenceChapter 10: The Reorientation of the DynastyChapter 11: The Final FailureConclusion: The Fatamids in RetrospectGenealogy of Shiʾite ImāmsGenealogy of FatimidsBibliographyIndex