The rise of the Fatimids : the world of the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the fourth century of the Hijra, tenth century CE /
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Author / Creator: | Brett, Michael, 1934- |
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Imprint: | Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2001. |
Description: | xi, 497 p. : maps ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Medieval Mediterranean v. 30 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4384987 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction: The Fatimids in History
- Ch. 2. The Problem of Fatimid Origins
- Ch. 3. Revolt in the East
- Ch. 4. Revolution in the West
- Ch. 5. The Appearance of the Mahdi
- Ch. 6. The City of the Mahdi
- Ch. 7. The Doctrine of the Imam
- Ch. 8. The Horizons of Empire
- Ch. 9. The Conquest of Egypt
- Ch. 10. The Pattern of the State
- Ch. 11. The Circles of the World
- Ch. 12. Conclusion: Melchizedek.