Lost in the sacred: why the Muslim world stood still / Dan Diner ; translated by Steven Rendall.
Material type: TextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009Edition: English edDescription: viii, 213 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780691129112 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0691129118 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Islamic countries -- Civilization | Islamic countries -- HistoryDDC classification: 909.0967Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 909.0967 DIN/L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P09895 |
Translated from the German.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-209) and index.
1. Knowledge and Development: The State of the Arab World -- 2. Geopolitics and Religious Zeal: Radicalization in the Muslim East -- 3. Text and Speech: The Rejection of the Printing Press -- 4. Rise and Decline: Ottoman Perplexities in the Early Modern Period -- 5. Political Power and Economic Benefit: Muslim Social Environment in the Classical Age -- 6. Historical Thought and Divine Law: Converting Sacred into Profane Time.
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