Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs: Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781316633090ISBN-10:1316633098UPC:9781316633090Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Religion, Politics & State, IslamBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCGX1M2JR5
Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs: Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad
What was the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history? In a world of caliphs, sultans, and judges, who exercised political and religious authority? In this book, Ali Humayun Akhtar investigates debates about leadership that involved ruling circles and scholars of jurisprudence and theology. At the heart of this story is a medieval rivalry between three caliphates:...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781316633090ISBN-10:1316633098UPC:9781316633090Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Religion, Politics & State, IslamBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCGX1M2JR5
Akhtar, Ali Humayun: - Ali Humayun Akhtar is an Assistant Professor at Bates College, Maine. He is also the Robert M. Kingdon Fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Akhtar holds a Ph.D. in History and Middle Eastern Studies from New York University.
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