The Fatimid empire

1. Verfasser: Brett, Michael.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.
Umfang/Format: viii, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction: The Fatimids in the perspective of the literature
  • 2. The Mahdi: Faith and the formation of the dynastic state, 874-947
  • 3. The Imam: Faith and the formation of the empire, 947-996
  • 4. The Caliph: Faith and government, 973-1045
  • 5. The crisis of empire, 1009-1074
  • 6. The restoration of the Caliph and the repudiation of the Imam, 1074-1131
  • 7. The demise of the Caliph, 1131-1171
  • 8. The Fatimid empire in comparative perspective.