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Matthew S. Gordon
Introduces one of the most important figures in the early history of Islamic Egypt
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Traces the spread of Islam from the time of Muhammad to the early 10th century. Comprehensive but accessible, with a mix of narrative chapters, primary documents, and biographical sketches.
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A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the ‘Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.
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Concubines and Courtesans contains sixteen essays on enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays consider questions of slavery, gender, social networking, cultural production, sexuality…
Covers the founding of Islam, the spread of Islam, and The Koran, Hadith, and Islamic law. This book also includes the branches of Islam and their basic beliefs, Muslim customs…
This volume set takes a broad look at violence on a world-wide scale. It looks specifically at what is often termed the Middle Millennium (roughly 5000-1500 CE), and analyzes violence…
The Works of Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi (3 vols.) contains a translation of the writings of Abu al-‘Abbas al-Ya'qubi, a Muslim polymath of the third/ninth century. The works include the History…
The Works of Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi contains a translation of the writings of Abu al-“Abbas al-Ya"qubi, a Muslim polymath of the third/ninth century. The works include the History (Ta'rikh); the…
