From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire.
From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire.
Michael Brett is Emeritus Reader in the History of North Africa at SOAS. His publications include The Moors: Islam in the West, 1980; (with L. Fentress) The Berbers (1996, with E. Fentress); Ibn Khaldun and the Medieval Maghrib, 1999; The Rise of the Fatimids, 2001; and Approaching African History, 2013, with contributions to the Cambridge History of Africa, the New Cambridge Medieval History, and The New Cambridge History of Islam.
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List of Box Texts List of Illustrations Introduction: The Question of Empire 1. The Coming of the Mahdi 2. The City of the Mahdi 3. The Conquest of Egypt 4. The Constitution of the State 5. The Formation of the Empire 6. A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óakim bi Amr Allah 7. The Regime of the Pen 8. The Crisis of the Empire 9. The Fatimid Renascence 10. The Reorientation of the Dynasty 11. The Final Failure Conclusion: The Fatamids in Retrospect Genealogy of Shi¿ite Imams Genealogy of Fatimids Bibliography Index.
List of Box Texts List of Illustrations Introduction: The Question of Empire 1. The Coming of the Mahdi 2. The City of the Mahdi 3. The Conquest of Egypt 4. The Constitution of the State 5. The Formation of the Empire 6. A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óakim bi Amr Allah 7. The Regime of the Pen 8. The Crisis of the Empire 9. The Fatimid Renascence 10. The Reorientation of the Dynasty 11. The Final Failure Conclusion: The Fatamids in Retrospect Genealogy of Shi¿ite Imams Genealogy of Fatimids Bibliography Index.
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