Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit. Bruce B. Lawrence
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Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit
Bruce B. Lawrence
Duke UniversityDurham, USA
This edition first published 2021
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Names: Lawrence, Bruce B., author.Title: Islamicate cosmopolitan spirit / Bruce B. Lawrence. Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2021. | Series: Wiley-Blackwell manifestos | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Contents: Overview : a manifesto in 3 words and 6 chapters -- Islamicate cosmopolitan spirit across time and space -- Eastward into India -- Westward into Spain -- Premodern Afro-Eurasia -- Persianate culture across the Indian ocean -- Islamicate cosmopolitan spirit beyond 2020 -- Conclusion. Identifiers: LCCN 2020058488 (print) | LCCN 2020058489 (ebook) | ISBN 9781405155144 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118779996 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118780008 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Islamic civilization. | Cosmopolitanism. Classification: LCC DS36.88 .L395 2021 (print) | LCC DS36.88 (ebook) | DDC 909/.09767--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020058488LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020058489
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Set in 11.5/14 Bembo Std by Integra Software Services, Pondicherry, India
To Alber HusinGun-less Warrior for PeaceExemplar Cosmopolitan for the Ages
Table of Contents
1 Cover
6 Preamble
7 Overview: A Manifesto in Three Words and Six Chapters
8 Chapter 1: Tracing Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit Across Time and Space
9 Chapter 2: Eastward Into India
10 Chapter 3: Westward Into Spain
11 Chapter 4: Premodern Afro-Eurasia
12 Chapter 5: Persianate Culture Across the Indian Ocean
13 Chapter 6: Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit Beyond 2020
14 Conclusion
15 Bibliography
16 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Different distribution models evolved.
2 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 3 Capitals of Islamic Art.Figure 4.2 Iznik plate.Figure 4.3 Hafiz plate from Damascus.
3 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Dashing the Allah plate.
Guide
1 Cover