The 'Abbasid and Carolingian Empires : comparative studies in civilizational formation / edited by D.G. Tor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tor, D. G. (Deborah Gerber), editor.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; volume 150.

Islamic history and civilization, 1929-2403 ; volume 150

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abbasids.

Carolingians.

History.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Carolingians--History.

Islamic civilization.

Europe, Western--Civilization.

Europe, Western.

Western Europe.

Civilization.

Civilization, Medieval.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

"Circa AD 750, both the Islamic world and western Europe underwent political revolutions; these raised to power, respectively, the 'Abbasid and Carolingian dynasties. The eras thus inaugurated were similar not only in their chronology, but also in the foundational role each played in its respective civilization, forming and shaping enduring religious, cultural, and societal institutions. The 'Abbāsid and Carolingian Empires: Studies in Civilizational Formation, is the first collected volume ever dedicated specifically to comparative Carolingian-'Abbasid history. In it, editor D.G. Tor brings together essays from some of the leading historians in order to elucidate some of the parallel developments in each of these civilizations, many of which persisted not only throughout the Middle Ages, but to the present day. Contributors are: Michael Cook, Jennifer R. Davis, Robert Gleave, Eric J. Goldberg, Minoru Inaba, Jürgen Paul, Walter Pohl, D.G. Tor and Ian Wood."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: 'Abbasid and Carolingian Empires

ISBN:

9789004349896

9004349898

OCLC:

994638642