The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes. Episode 21, Muslim Merchants and Mystics in Central Asia.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 6695028 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2014Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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- online resource
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Film
In Process Record.
Kenneth W. Harl
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
After the Battle of Talas, Islamic expansion halted for 300 years. Explore Baghdad's emergence as an intellectual and economic center of the Islamic world as well as the religion's cultural achievements during this period, particularly in architecture. Then, learn why Turkish merchants converted to Sunni Islam - or their version of it - starting in the 8th century.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English