The 'Abbasid and Carolingian Empires : comparative studies in civilizational formation

Publication/Creation:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The 'Abbasid and Carolingian Empires : comparative studies in civilizational formation / edited by D.G. Tor

Series Titles:

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts ; volume 150
Islamic history and civilization ; v. 150.

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Additional Author/Creators:

Tor, D. G. (Deborah Gerber), editor

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Abbasids
Carolingians--History
Islamic civilization
Civilization, Medieval
Islamic Empire--History--750-1258
Europe, Western--Civilization

Description/Summary

Summary:

"Circa AD 750, both the Islamic world and western Europe underwent political revolutions; these raised to power, respectively, the 'Abbasid and Carolingian dynasties. The eras thus inaugurated were similar not only in their chronology, but also in the foundational role each played in its respective civilization, forming and shaping enduring religious, cultural, and societal institutions. The 'Abbāsid and Carolingian Empires: Studies in Civilizational Formation, is the first collected volume ever dedicated specifically to comparative Carolingian-'Abbasid history. In it, editor D.G. Tor brings together essays from some of the leading historians in order to elucidate some of the parallel developments in each of these civilizations, many of which persisted not only throughout the Middle Ages, but to the present day. Contributors are: Michael Cook, Jennifer R. Davis, Robert Gleave, Eric J. Goldberg, Minoru Inaba, Jürgen Paul, Walter Pohl, D.G. Tor and Ian Wood."--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

x, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936689293702486

ISBN:

9789004349896
9004349898

OCLC Number:

994638642

Barcode:

010002844218