Caliph of Cairo: Al-Hakim Bi-Amr Allah, 996-1021

By Paul E. Walker

Book Overview

To some, al-Hakim was God incarnate, to others an infallible imam, to still others he was a capricious tyrant. This book examines myth and fact, document and opinion, to present the most complete and detailed history yet written of the life and times of one of the medieval Islamic world's most controversial figures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774165683
• ISBN13: 9789774165689
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"