To some, al-Hakim was God incarnate, to others an infallible imam, to still others he was a capricious tyrant. This book examines myth and fact, document and opinion, to present the most complete and detailed history yet written of the life and times of one of the medieval Islamic world's most controversial figures.
To some, al-Hakim was God incarnate, to others an infallible imam, to still others he was a capricious tyrant. This book examines myth and fact, document and opinion, to present the most complete and detailed history yet written of the life and times of one of the medieval Islamic world's most controversial figures.
Paul E. Walker is Deputy Director for Academic Programs, Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago and a historian of ideas specializing in medieval Islamic history. He has published numerous papers and over a dozen books, including most recently The Fatimids: Select Papers on Their Governing Institutions, Social and Cultural Organization, Religious Appeal, and Rivalries (2021).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgements Part One Writing the Biography of an Enigma The Father, the Dynasty, Childhood, and Regency Part Two al-Maqrizi's Chronicle of the Middle Years Part Three The Institutions of His Rule Friends and Rebels Social Reform and Legislation Foreign Affairs Part Four The Final Seven Years Afterlife and Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index Maps Mediterranean and Near East at the Time of al-Hakim Egypt Cairo--Fustat and Vicinity
Preface Acknowledgements Part One Writing the Biography of an Enigma The Father, the Dynasty, Childhood, and Regency Part Two al-Maqrizi's Chronicle of the Middle Years Part Three The Institutions of His Rule Friends and Rebels Social Reform and Legislation Foreign Affairs Part Four The Final Seven Years Afterlife and Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index Maps Mediterranean and Near East at the Time of al-Hakim Egypt Cairo--Fustat and Vicinity
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