"This book is great. It combines crystal-clear writing with original and tightly argued ideas. Some of the more complex issues of early Islamic history are (seemingly) effortlessly elucidated for the benefit of students and scholars alike." Adam Silverstein - Lecturer in Islamic History, Oxford University
List of illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Chronology
INTRODUCTION: JERUSALEM IN 692
When and Why the Dome?
1 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AND THE MARWANIDS
The Marwanid Background
The End of the Sufyanids and the Beginning of the Marwanids
2 THE CALIPHATE OF IBN AL-ZUBAYR
The Case for Ibn al-Zubayr
The Rebellion of ‘Abd al-Malik
3 THE IMAGES OF ‘ABD AL-MALIK
4 ‘ABD AL-MALIK’S EMPIRE
Sufyanid Arrangements
Innovations
5 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AS IMAM
The Problem of Evidence
The Caliph
6 ‘ABD AL-MALIK AND THE ISLAMIC STATE
Sermons and Letters
Public Islam and the Marwanid State
Conclusion
CONCLUSION: THE LEGACY OF ‘ABD AL-MALIK
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
Chase Robinson is Lecturer in Islamic History at the University of Oxford.
"Any reader, whether coming to 'Abd al-Malik for the first time or
already familiar with some of the evidence and literature
pertaining to him, will find this book rewarding."
*International Journal of Middle East Studies*
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