{"product_id":"islamicate-cosmopolitan-spirit-paperback-softback-9781405155144","title":"Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405155144","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIslamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent work on Islamic history, its greatest strengths are: the level of theoretical discussion, the call to a reflection on terminology, the emphasis on post-15th century Islamic history and on geographical regions outside the Arab world.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRoberto Totolli\u003c\/b\u003e, Universita degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Learned, inventive and highly perceptive.... With an astounding energy, the six chapters, plus an overview and a conclusion, stretch boundaries of Muslim subjectivities and possibilities across time and space.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBabak Rahimi\u003c\/b\u003e, UC San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce B. Lawrence (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405155144, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the essence of the Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit and what it has contributed to societies across the ages \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIslamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit,\u003c\/i\u003e author and expert, Bruce B. Lawrence, delivers a spiritual elan filtered through cultural practices and artefacts. Neither juridical nor creedal, the book expresses a desire for the just and the beautiful. The author sets out an original and fascinating theory, that Islamicate cosmopolitanism marks a new turn in global history. An unceasing, self-critical pursuit of truth, hitched to both beauty and justice, its history is marked by male elites who were scientific exemplars in the pre-modern period. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the modern period, these exemplars include women as well as men, artists as well as scientists. The Islamicate Cosmopolitans have had special impact across the Afro-Eurasian ecumene at the heart of civilized exchange between multiple groups with competing yet convergent interests. The\u003ci\u003e Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eis a boundary busting challenge to those who think of the world merely in terms of an “Arab” Middle East.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will also benefit from: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit across time and space \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of premodern Afro-Eurasia and Persianate Culture in the Indian Ocean \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA practical discussion of the future of the Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for all students of Islamicate civilization, both traditional and progressive, \u003ci\u003eIslamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of general readers of world history and those grounded in the larger history of Islamicate Asia will find a perspective that centers their own contribution to the Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreamble xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview: A Manifesto in Three Words and Six Chapters xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Tracing Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit Across Time and Space 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Eastward Into India 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Westward Into Spain 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Premodern Afro-Eurasia 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Persianate Culture Across the Indian Ocean 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit Beyond 2020 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 142\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509125509400,"sku":"9781405155144","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405155144.jpg?v=1786492975","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/islamicate-cosmopolitan-spirit-paperback-softback-9781405155144","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}