The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyad Caliphate AD 661-750Gerald Hawting's book has long been acknowledged as the standard introductory survey of this complex period in Arab and Islamic history. Now it is once more made available, with the addition of a new introduction by the author which examines recent significant contributions to scholarship in the field. It is certain to be welcomed by students and academics alike. |
Contents
The Umayyads in Muslim Tradition | 11 |
Chapter 2 | 21 |
Chapter 3 | 34 |
Events and Personalities of the Sufyanid Period | 40 |
Chapter 4 | 46 |
Chapter 5 | 58 |
Chapter 6 | 72 |
The Third Civil War and the Caliphate | 90 |
Hisham and Khalid alQasri | 95 |
Marwan II | 96 |
The Overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate | 104 |
A Note on the Sources | 120 |
Bibliographical Postscript to the Second Edition | 129 |
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