Once upon a time : Baghdad during the Abbasid dynasty /
The victory of the Abbasids over the Umayyads signified much more than the replacement of one dynasty with another. With it, Islam saw the birth of a multiethnic concept of power, in which both Arab and non-Arab Muslims could share authority. This program presents the Abbasid Caliphate at its peak,...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Series: | Lorsque le monde parlait arabe ;
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| Summary: | The victory of the Abbasids over the Umayyads signified much more than the replacement of one dynasty with another. With it, Islam saw the birth of a multiethnic concept of power, in which both Arab and non-Arab Muslims could share authority. This program presents the Abbasid Caliphate at its peak, enthroned in its prestigious capital city: Baghdad. The defining project of Caliph al-Ma'amun, the translation by an army of clerks of all the ancient writings his emissaries could procure, is spotlighted-an achievement that set the stage for an eventual showdown between religious and secular scholars. |
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| Item Description: | Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD format ; fullscreen presentation ; Dolby digital. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Lionel San-Kenguistel ; editor, Julie Billebault ; music, Bernhard Elsner. |
| ISBN: | 0736532463 (Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site) 9780736532464 (Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site) |