A Plea for the Periodization of Islamic History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3961500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Goitein, S D Goıteın (corresponding author), S D Goitein |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 224 |
| Publication date | 1968-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/597197 |
| OpenAlex | W2319338021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
WHY PERIODIZATION? Why should we break up the grand course of Islamic history into periods, neatly defined by dates and labelled with specific characteristics? The science of Islamic studies already has become dangerously morselled because of the specialization necessitated by subject matter, such as language, literature, history, sociology and economics, theology, mysticism, law, philosophy, sciences and medicine, art and archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics. Why should we add to this process of atomization a further element of division, with the ever present threat of overspecialization in one field and ignorance in most of the others
Ancient history · Archaeology · Islam · Periodization · Plea · Political science · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |