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Muslim historians --- Umayyad dynasty

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"The Umayyad empire (644-750 CE) was the first Islamic empire and one of the largest empires of ancient and medieval times, extending over 5,000 miles between the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Indian Ocean in the east. The century of Umayyad rule witnessed war with the Eastern Roman Empire, against whom the Umayyads defined their claims to rule as God's deputies on Earth. This was the context in which the Qur'an was compiled, monuments such as the Dome of the Rock were built, and new Islamic and Arab identities developed. This book explores the dynamics that shaped this formative era for the history of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Key features: situates the Umayyad empire in the wider history of Late Antiquity; traces the empire's origins to the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Steppe in the centuries before Islam; includes thematic chapters on ecology and the economy, the religions of the Umayyad Middle East and administration and government; draws upon extensive recent archaeological, art historical and textual scholarship"--Back cover of the paperback edition.

Umayyad dynasty. --- Islamic Empire.

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The Umayyad World encompasses the archaeology, history, art, and architecture of the Umayyad era (644–750 CE).This era was formative both for world history and for the history of Islam. Subjects covered in detail in this collection include regions conquered in Umayyad times, ethnic and religious identity among the conquerors, political thought and culture, administration and the law, art and architecture, the history of religion, pilgrimage and the Qur’an, and violence and rebellion. Close attention is paid to new methods of analysis and interpretation, including source critical studies of the historiography and inter-disciplinary approaches combining literary sources and material evidence.Scholars of Islamic history, archaeologists, and researchers interested in the Umayyad Caliphate, its context, and infl uence on the wider world, will find much to enjoy in this volume.

Umayyad dynasty. --- Islamic Empire --- History --- E-books

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Arabs --- Umayyad dynasty --- Islamic Empire --- History

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"In Articulating the Ḥijāba, Mariam Rosser-Owen analyses for the first time the artistic and cultural patronage of the 'Amirid regents of the last Cordoban Umayyad caliph, Hisham II, a period rarely covered in the historiography of al-Andalus. Al-Mansur, the founder of this dynasty, is usually considered a usurper of caliphal authority, who pursued military victory at the expense of the transcendental achievements of the first two caliphs. But he also commissioned a vast extension to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, founded a palatine city, conducted skilled diplomatic relations, patronised a circle of court poets, and owned some of the most spectacular objects to survive from al-Andalus, in ivory and marble. This study presents the evidence for a reconsideration of this period"--

Art, Umayyad --- Architecture, Umayyad --- Islamic art --- Muslims --- History. --- Umayyad dynasty --- Catedral (Córdoba, Spain) --- Spain --- Spain --- Spain --- Córdoba (Spain) --- Kings and rulers --- Art patronage. --- Civilization --- History --- History.