Lost in the sacred: why the Muslim world stood still /
Diner, Dan,
Lost in the sacred: why the Muslim world stood still / Dan Diner ; translated by Steven Rendall. - English ed. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009. - viii, 213 p. ; 25 cm.
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-209) and index.
Knowledge and Development: The State of the Arab World -- Geopolitics and Religious Zeal: Radicalization in the Muslim East -- Text and Speech: The Rejection of the Printing Press -- Rise and Decline: Ottoman Perplexities in the Early Modern Period -- Political Power and Economic Benefit: Muslim Social Environment in the Classical Age -- Historical Thought and Divine Law: Converting Sacred into Profane Time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
9780691129112 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691129118 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Islamic countries--Civilization.
Islamic countries--History.
909.0967 / DIN/L
Lost in the sacred: why the Muslim world stood still / Dan Diner ; translated by Steven Rendall. - English ed. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009. - viii, 213 p. ; 25 cm.
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-209) and index.
Knowledge and Development: The State of the Arab World -- Geopolitics and Religious Zeal: Radicalization in the Muslim East -- Text and Speech: The Rejection of the Printing Press -- Rise and Decline: Ottoman Perplexities in the Early Modern Period -- Political Power and Economic Benefit: Muslim Social Environment in the Classical Age -- Historical Thought and Divine Law: Converting Sacred into Profane Time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
9780691129112 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691129118 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Islamic countries--Civilization.
Islamic countries--History.
909.0967 / DIN/L