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This dissertation examines architectural patronage under the third Egyptian Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (r. 386-411/996-1021). The reign of this "psychotic" ruler represents a controversial, yet pivotal moment in the history of sectarian relations in the Islamic world.…

The aim of this dissertation is to study the most salient political ideas of the peoples of Arabia and its neighboring regions from the time of the Prophet Muh[dotbelow]ammad (ca. 570 AD) up to the establishment of a dynastic principle in Islamic politics in the reign of Mu'awiy…