Muslim Diaspora (Volume 1, 570-1500)

Attorney Everett Jenkins, Jr., made his intensive research and unique juxtapositional presentation style a trademark in his Pan-African Chronology series (“recommended for all libraries”—Library Journal) and his Muslim Diaspora series (“a useful reference work that is a delight to peruse”—Choice). He lives in Fairfield, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Author’s Note      Introduction      The Muslim Chronology      Epilogue      AppendicesA. The Five Pillars of Islam      B. Arabic Names      C. The Islamic Calendar      D. Caliphs      E. Muslim Religious Movements, Sects, and Schools      F. Shi‘a Imams      G. Muslim Regimes of the Middle East      H. Rulers of Muslim Spain      I. Rulers of the Ottoman Empire      J. Muslim India      Bibliography      Index

“useful...recommended”—Library Journal; “detailed index”—Booklist; “Jenkins outlines this early development in precise and telling detail...lives up to its subtitle...very useful...a unique resource”—Against the Grain; “valuable historical context”—Mediaevistik.