Publication

2013 - Edinburgh University Press

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCDS38.6

Description

A social history of the 'Alids, in the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It examines their rise from a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, asking how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200Edinburgh University Press2013-01-01

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