The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200

by Teresa Bernheimer

Book Overview

This first in-depth study of the 'Alids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution to the end of the Seljuq period. Exploring their rise from both a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, Bernheimer investigates how they attained and extended the family's status over the centuries. The 'Alids are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748695842
• ISBN13: 9780748695843
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher