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Classical Islam presents studies of the career of the Prophet Muhammad and the environment from which he sprang; the evolution of Islamic mysticism; political thought; and philosophical themes. It also includes investigations into the development of the late 'Abbasid caliphate; analyses of the Mirror for Princes literature; and studies of the minor dynasties of Iraq and Anatolia, and of the major cities in the region.Classical Islam is publishing alongside two further volumes of Carole Hillenbrand's collected papers: Islam and the Crusades and The Medieval Turks.


This volume collects 21 papers on Classical Islam by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history. The papers explore career of the Prophet Muhammad and the environment from which he sprang; the evolution of Islamic mysticism; political thought; and philosophical themes. It also includes investigations into the development of the late ‘Abbasid caliphate; analyses of the Mirror for Princes literature; and studies of the minor dynasties of Iraq and Anatolia, and of the major cities in the region.



This volume collects 21 papers on Classical Islam by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history. The papers explore career of the Prophet Muhammad and the environment from which he sprang; the evolution of Islamic mysticism; political thought; and philosophical themes.
List of Figures and Plates
vii
Acknowledgements x
Preface xi
1 Islamic Orthodoxy or Realpolitik? Al-Ghazali's Views on Government
1(36)
2 Al-Mustanjid
37(3)
3 Al-Mustansir
40(6)
4 Al-Mustarshid
46(8)
5 Al-Mustazhir
54(5)
6 Some Aspects of al-Ghazali's Views on Beauty
59(16)
7 New Introduction to Nasir al-Din Shah, The Diary of HM the Shah of Persia during His Tour through Europe in ad 1873
75(12)
8 A Little-known Mirror for Princes of al-Ghazali
87(10)
9 Muhammad and the Rise of Islam
97(36)
10 Sources in Arabic
133(75)
11 Some Medieval Muslim Views of Constantinople
208(15)
12 Gardens beneath which Rivers Flow: The Significance of Water in Classical Islamic Culture
223(19)
13 Sayf al-Dawla, al-Mutanabbi and Byzantium: The Evidence of a Textile
242(16)
14 The Kimiya-yi sa'adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) of al-Ghazali: A Misunderstood Work?
258(17)
15 A Neglected Source on the Life of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Founder of the Nizari `Assassin' Sect
275(18)
16 The Impact of a Sixteenth-century Jihad Treatise on Colonial and Modern India
293(21)
17 Ancient Iranian Kings in the World History of Rashid al-Din
314(27)
18 Al-Ghazali: In Praise of Sufism
341(18)
19 Life in Pre-Mongol Marv According to the Medieval Muslim Geographers
359(14)
20 Bernard Lewis: 31 May 1916-19 May 2018
373(26)
21 `Seek Ye Knowledge, Even Unto China': The Literature of Travel in the Lands of Islam
399(18)
Original Sources of the Items in this Volume 417(2)
Index 419
Carole Hillenbrand, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Professor Emerita, University of Edinburgh.