The historical course of Islam 4
with Gerdi Demneri
Summary
📚 Part 4 of 6 in the series on the history and civilisation of Islam.
In this episode, Gerdi Demneri takes up the gradual decline of the Abbasid caliphate and the spread of power to the regional emirates. The discussion dwells on the weakening of central authority, the influence of the military powers, and the fragmentation of the Islamic world in the post-classical period.
It also covers the forming of an international civilisation, the role of Sufism, the development of Persian literature, key figures such as Farid al-Din Attar, Saadi and Ibn Tufayl, and the mark left by Islamic art and architecture through the medieval centuries. At its centre is the relationship between the Islamic world and the West in the 13th century.