'alids, the: the first family of islam, 750-1200
Auteur :
Bernheimer, Teresa
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9780748638475
Date de publication :
12 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The first social history of the 'Alids, in the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It examines their rise from a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, asking how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries.