Longing for the Lost Caliphate : : A Transregional History / / Mona Hassan.
In the United States and Europe, the word "caliphate" has conjured historically romantic and increasingly pernicious associations. Yet the caliphate's significance in Islamic history and Muslim culture remains poorly understood. This book explores the myriad meanings of the caliphate...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 22 halftones. 4 maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration and Dates
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Visions of a Lost Caliphal Capital: Baghdad, 1258 CE
- Chapter 2: Recapturing Lost Glory and Legitimacy
- Chapter 3: Conceptualizing the Caliphate, 632-1517 CE
- Chapter 4: Manifold Meanings of Loss: Ottoman Defeat, Early 1920s
- Chapter 5: In International Pursuit of a Caliphate
- Chapter 6: Debating a Modern Caliphate
- Epilogue: The Swirl of Religious Hopes and Aspirations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index