{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-history-of-islam-isbn-9780470657546","title":"The Wiley Blackwell History of Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA theoretically rich, nuanced history of Islam and Islamic civilization with a unique sociological component\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis major new reference work offers a complete historical and theoretically informed view of Islam as both a religion and a sociocultural force. Uniquely comprehensive, it surveys and discusses the transformation of Muslim societies in different eras and various regions, providing a broad narrative of the historical development of Islamic civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text explores the complex and varied history of the religion and its traditions. It provides an in-depth study of the diverse ways through which the religious dimension at the core of Islamic traditions has led to a distinctive type of civilizational process in history. The book illuminates the ways in which various historical forces have converged and crystallized in institutional forms at a variety of levels, embracing social, religious, legal, political, cultural, and civic dimensions. Together, the team of internationally renowned scholars move from the genesis of a new social order in 7th-century Arabia, right up to the rise of revolutionary Islamist currents in the 20th century and the varied ways in which Islam has grown and continues to pervade daily life in the Middle East and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students and academics in a wide range of fields, including sociology, history, law, and political science. It will also appeal to general readers with an interest in the history of one of the world’s great religions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Formation and Transformations of the Islamic Ecumene 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando Salvatore, Johann P. Arnason, Babak Rahimi, and Roberto Tottoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Late Antique Beginnings (to ca. 661) 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Agrarian, Commercial, and Pastoralist Dynamics in the Pre‐Islamic Irano‐Semitic Civilizational Area 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Hatke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Imperial Contests and the Arabs: The World of Late Antiquity on the Eve of Islam 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel Toral‐Niehoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Pre‐Islamic Patterns of Social Organization and Cultural Expression in West Central Arabia 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammed A. Bamyeh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Muhammad’s Movement and Leadership 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Aysȩ Akasoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The High Caliphate (ca. 661–946) 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Trajectory of the High Caliphate: Expansion and Contraction 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmira K. Bennison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Developments within the Religious Sciences during the Rise and Decline of Empire 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevin Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Shi‘is, Sufis, and Popular Saints 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAhmet T. Karamustafa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Contested Fields, Knowledge Mobility, and Discipline Crystallization 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul L. Heck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Earlier Middle Period (ca. 946–1258) 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Cosmopolitan Expansion and the Fragmentation of Governance 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmira K. Bennison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Scholarship, Speculative Thought, and the Consolidation of Sunni Authority 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Fudge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Alternative Patterns of Legitimacy: Sunni–Shi‘i Debates on Political Leadership 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsma Afsaruddin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Crystallization and Expansiveness of Sufi Networkswithin the Urban‐Rural‐Nomadic Nexus of the Islamic Ecumene 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabak Rahimi and Armando Salvatore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Later Middle Period (ca. 1258–1453) 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Pax Mongolica and its Impact on Patterns of Governance 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichele Bernardini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Religious Knowledge between Scholarly Conservatism and Commoners’ Agency 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaterina Bori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Consolidation of Sunni and Shi‘i Legitimacies 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabak Rahimi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Organizational Patterns and Developments within Sufi Communities 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevin DeWeese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Early Modernity and Civilizational Apogee (ca. 1453–1683) 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Early Modern Islamicate Empire: New Forms of Religiopolitical Legitimacy 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Melvin‐Koushki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The ‘Ulama’ as Ritual Specialists: Cosmic Knowledge and Political Rituals 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Azfar Moin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 New Sociopolitical Formations and the ‘Renaissance’ of Philosophy 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSajjad Rizvi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Apogee and Consolidation of Sufi Teachings and Organizational Forms 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachida Chih\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Facing the Global Rise of European Power (ca. 1683–1882) 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Global Transformations in the ‘Muslim World’: Connections, Crises, and Reforms 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli Yaycioglu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Intellectual Creativity in a Time of Turmoil and Transition 459\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthan L. Menchinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Islamicate Knowledge Systems: Circulation, Rationality, and Politics 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane H. Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 From Saints and Renewers to Mahdis and Proto‐Nationalists 499\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn O. Voll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Colonial Subjection and Postcolonial Developments (ca. 1882–present) 519\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Struggles for Independence: Colonial and Postcolonial Orders 521\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherAli Tareen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The ‘Ulama’: Challenges, Reforms, and New Patterns of Social Relevance 543\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJakob Skovgaard‐Petersen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Role of Intellectuals within Late‐Colonial and Postcolonial Public Spheres 561\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammed A. Bamyeh and Armando Salvatore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Sociopolitical Entanglements of Sufism 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamal Malik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 607\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARMANDO SALVATORE\u003c\/b\u003e is the Keenan Chair in Interfaith Studies and a Professor of Global Religious Studies (Society and Politics) at the School of Religious Studies, McGill University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERTO TOTTOLI\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the Department of Asian, African, and Mediterranean Studies, University of Naples \"L'Orientale.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBABAK RAHIMI\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Communication, Culture, and Religion at the Department of Literature, University of California, San Diego.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis major new reference work offers an historical and theoretically informed view of Islam as both a religion and a sociocultural force. Uniquely comprehensive, it surveys and discusses the transformation of Muslim societies in different eras and various regions, providing a broad narrative of the historical development of Islamic civilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume provides an in-depth study of the diverse ways through which the religious dimension at the core of Islamic traditions has led to a distinctive type of civilizational process in history. The book illuminates the ways in which various historical forces have converged, clashed, and crystallized in institutional forms at a variety of levels, embracing social, religious, legal, political, cultural, and civic dimensions. Together, the team of internationally renowned scholars move from an exploration of the genesis of a new social order in 7th-century Arabia to an examination of the rise of revolutionary Islamist currents in the 20th century and the varied ways in which Islam has grown and continues to pervade daily life in the Middle East and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell History of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and academics in a wide range of fields, including sociology, history, law, and political science. This book will also appeal to general readers with an interest in the history of one of the world's great religions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990370664677,"sku":"NP9780470657546","price":210.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470657546.jpg?v=1761787552","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-history-of-islam-isbn-9780470657546","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}