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Author Peacock, A. C. S. (Andrew C. S.), author.

Title Islam, literature and society in Mongol Anatolia / A.C.S. Peacock
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019
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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Contents Religion, politics and society -- The formation of Islamic Anatolia : crises of legitimacy and the struggle against unbelief -- Sufism and political power -- Sufism in society : futuwwa in Seljuq and Mongol anatolia -- Literature and religious change -- The emergence of literary Turkish -- Vernacular religious literature : tales of conversion, eschatology and unbelief -- Apocalyptic thought and the political elite
Summary From a Christian, Greek- and Armenian-speaking land to a predominantly Muslim and Turkish speaking one, the Islamisation of medieval Anatolia would lay the groundwork for the emergence of the Ottoman Empire as a world power and ultimately the modern Republic of Turkey. Bringing together previously unpublished sources in Arabic, Persian and Turkish, Peacock offers a new understanding of the crucial but neglected period in Anatolian history, that of Mongol domination, between c. 1240 and 1380. This represents a decisive phase in the process of Islamisation, with the popularisation of Sufism and the development of new forms of literature to spread Islam. This book integrates the study of Anatolia with that of the broader Islamic world, shedding new light on this crucial turning point in the history of the Middle East
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes From a Christian, Greek- and Armenian-speaking land to a predominantly Muslim and Turkish speaking one, the Islamisation of medieval Anatolia would lay the groundwork for the emergence of the Ottoman Empire as a world power and ultimately the modern Republic of Turkey. Bringing together previously unpublished sources in Arabic, Persian and Turkish, Peacock offers a new understanding of the crucial but neglected period in Anatolian history, that of Mongol domination, between c. 1240 and 1380. This represents a decisive phase in the process of Islamisation, with the popularisation of Sufism and the development of new forms of literature to spread Islam. This book integrates the study of Anatolia with that of the broader Islamic world, shedding new light on this crucial turning point in the history of the Middle East
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 24, 2019)
Subject Mongols -- Turkey
Islam -- Turkey
Islam and politics -- Turkey
Sufism -- Turkey.
Islamic literature, Turkish -- History and criticism
Turkish literature -- History and criticism
Islam.
Islam and politics.
Islamic literature, Turkish.
Mongols.
Politics and government.
Sufism.
Turkish literature.
SUBJECT Turkey -- History -- To 1453. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138800
Turkey -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138842
Subject Turkey.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781108582124
1108582125