Subject(s): Islam -- 20th century | Theology, Islamic
Contents:The Islamic worldview, glimpses on studies and definitions / Abdelaziz Berghout -- Western worldview, historical development and definition of a concept / Abdelaziz Berghout -- Worldview, objectives, kinds, and approaches / Abdelaziz Berghout -- General overview and foundations
Subject(s): Islamic Empire -- Social conditions
Contents:A stormy sea: the politics of the 'Abbasid caliphate -- From Baghdad to Cordoba: the cities of classical Islam -- Princes and beggars: life and society in the 'Abbasid Age -- The lifeblood of empire: trade and traders in the 'Abbasid Age -- Baghdad's 'Golden Age