Echoes of the fall of the Umayyads in traditional and modern sources : a case study of the final eight years of the Umayyad Empire with some reference to Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony

The prolonged decline of the Umayyads is among the most intriguing episodes in Muslim history, and has generated a lasting impact on subsequent Muslim socio-political and religious thinking. The early sources for the Umayyad period comprise various conflicting reports, and problems of reconstruction...

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Main Author: Bennaji, Yousef
Other Authors: Netton, Ian
Published: University of Exeter 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.681913