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Political Thought in the Mamluk Period: The Unnecessary Caliphate

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by Mohamad El-Merheb
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mohamad El-MerhebSeries:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and CulturePublish date:2023-11-15Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474479653ISBN-10:1474479650UPC:9781474479653Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Islam, Middle East, EuropeBook Topic:History, MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SC039TXTEZ

Political Thought in the Mamluk Period covers the political thought produced by legal theorists, jurists, judges and administrators of the late Ayyubid and early Mamluk period as they tackled a central question: how best to govern their communities. It proposes a taxonomy of the main themes and concerns of this political thought under the three ideals of the rule of law, limited government and legitimate delegation of power. Further, it recommends a contextualist approach for interpreting Islamic political texts based on their narrow social, intellectual and political contexts.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474479653ISBN-10:1474479650UPC:9781474479653Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Islam, Middle East, EuropeBook Topic:History, MedievalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.7099Product ID:SC039TXTEZ

Mohamad El Merheb is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at the University of Groningen. He is a historian of Islamic political thought and studies the ideal of 'the rule of law' as expressed in advice literature under the Mamluks, Ayyubids, and Seljuqs. Mohamad's other research interests include the crusades, the depiction of kings Louis IX and Frederic II in Islamic historiography, and professional mobility in pre-modern Islam. His recent projects include a collected volume entitled Professional Mobility in Islamic Societies (700-1750), New Concepts and Approaches (Brill, 2021).


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