Creating an Islamic City : : Beirut, Jihad, and the Sacred / / Rana Mikati.
In Creating an Islamic City: Beirut, Jihad, and the Sacred , Rana Mikati examines for the first time the role and contribution of Beirut to the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates. This book traces the transformation of Beirut from a Byzantine metropolis to a place of ribÄá¹ , weaving previousl...
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| Superior document: | Islamic History and Civilization ; 210 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024. ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic History and Civilization ;
210. Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Rana Mikati
- Copyright Page / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 1 Calamities: Beirut at the End of Antiquity / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 2 Beirut, the Coast, and Its Conquest / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 3 Beirut, Sailors, and Ascetics / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 4 Beirut and the Rise of RibÄá¹ / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 5 Beirut, the ImÄm, and Life on the Maritime Frontier / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 6 The Death of a Scholar: The Heirs of al-AwzÄÊ¿Ä« in Beirut / Rana Mikati
- Chapter 7 A Few Good Men and a Woman: Beirut in the Muslim Imagination / Rana Mikati.