The Islamic World / Edition 1

by William H. McNeill, Marilyn Robinson Waldman

Overview

The Islamic World is a collection of important and representative documents from all periods of Islamic history. From the formative years in Arabia to the confrontations with and responses to modernity, these translations indicate the continuity and development of the youngest of the world's greatest civilizations. Included are historical, theological, philosophical, and political writings, as well as poetry and narratives, from Muslim writers in the Arab lands, Turkey, Persia, and other parts of the Islamic world. The editors have provided informative introductions to each historical period and to the individual texts, making this an enlightening and intriguing first look at Islamic civilization and tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226561554
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	02/15/1984
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	486
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

William H. McNeill is the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Pursuit of Power, The Rise of the West, and Mythistory and Other Essays, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

Marilyn Robinson Waldman is professor of history at Ohio State University and director of the Center for Comparative Studies in the Humanities. She is the author of Toward a Theory of Historical Narrative: A Case Study in Perso-Islamicate Historiography.

Table of Contents

I. The Formative Years 600-750
Introduction
Pre-Islâmic Arabia
Thâbit: The Death of the Knight Rabia, Called Boy Longlocks
Khansâ: "A Sister's Grief"
Ibn al-Kalbî: From The Book of Idols
Life of Muhammad
Ibn Ishâq: From Biography of the Messenger of God
Revelation
Selections from the Qur'ân
Conquest and Expansion
Balâdhurî: From Opening Up of the Lands
Crisis and Compromise
Tabarî: "The Death of 'Uthmân," from The History of Prophets and Kings
Ziyâd ibn Abîhî : "Inaugural Speech"
Hasan al-Basrî: Letter to 'Umar II
II. "The Golden Age" 750-1000
Introduction
Life Styles
Tanûkhî: From Ruminations and Reminiscences
Essays
Jâhiz: From "The Merits of the Turks" and Other Essays
Law
Shâfi'î: From The Treatise
History
Tabarî: From The History of Prophets and Kings
Theology
Ash'arî: From The Elucidation of Islâm's Foundation
Philosophy
Farâbî: From The Attainment of Happiness
Poetry
Mutanabbî: Four Poems
Abbâsid Decline
Ibn Miskawaih: From The Experiences of the Nations
III. Political Fragmentation and Cultural Florescence 1000-1400
Introduction
Crusades
Usâma: Memoirs
The New Mysticism: Theology
Ghazâlî: From That Which Delivers From Error
The New Mysticism: Poetry
From Rûmî: Dîvân-i Shams-i Tabrîz
Mongols
Ibn al-Athîr: From Great History
Juvainî: From The History of the World Conqueror
Expansion of Islâm
Ibn Batûta: From Travels
IV. The Era of the Three Empires 1400-1800
Introduction
Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople
Kritovoulos: From History of Mehmed the Conqueror
The Safavid Challenge
Letters from Selîm and Ismâ'îl
Portraits of Three Monarchs
I. The Ottoman Sylaymân
Busbecq: From The Turkish Letters
II. The Mughal Akbar
Abû'l-Fazl: From The Book of Akbar
III. The Safavid 'Abbâs
Report of the Carmelite Mission
V. The Crisis of Modernization: 19th and 20th Centuries
Introduction
The Plight of Islâm: Poetry
Iqbâl: From Complaint and Answer
The Plight of Islâm: Prose
Hussein: From The Stream of Days
Hussein: From The Future of Culture in Egypt
Revival
Afghânî: "Commentary on the Commentator"
Nationalism: The Case of Turkey
Atatürk: From "Speech to the Assembly, October, 1924"
Nationalism: The Case of Pakistan
From Jinnah: Presidential Address, December 1938
Speech Broadcast on Id Day, 13th November, 1939
Presidential Address, March, 1940 (?)
Reform in the Hinterland
The Mahdî: From Letters and Proclamations