Ann K. S. Lambton

State and Government in Medieval Islam

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2004. For the Muslim the foundation from which all discussion of government starts is the law of God, the shar¿'a. Theoretically pre-existing and eternal, it represents absolute good. It is prior to the community and the state.' Part of London Oriental Series, this volume's concern wis with the political ideas of the period extending from the 2nd/8th century to the 11th/17th century and to the central lands of the caliphate, including Persia, and North Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780415754941
• ISBN-10: 0415754941
• Artikelnr.: 39702949

Autorenporträt

Ann K.S. Lambton Emeritus Professor of Persian, University of London

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Religion and Politics: the Law
Chapter 2 The Community and the State
Chapter 3 Kh?rij?s and Zayd?s: Murji'?s, Qadar?s and Mu'tazila
Chapter 4 The Use and Abuse of Sovereignty: Ab? Y?suf, IBN Al-Muqaffa', Al-J?hiz and IBN Qutayba
Chapter 5 Al-B?qill?n? and Al-Baghd?d?
Chapter 6 Al-M?w?rdi: Wiz?r? ?nd Im?ra
Chapter 7 Al-Juwayn? and Al-Ghaz?l?: the Sultanate
Chapter 8 Fakhr Al-D?n R?z?: the Dissociation of Religious and Temporal Power
Chapter 9 The Extinction of the Caliphate: IBN Jam? 'a and IBN Taymiyya
Chapter 10 The Historical Theory: IBN Khald?n
Chapter 11 The Im?m/Sultan: Fadl All?h B. R?zbih?n Khunj?
Chapter 12 The Relations of Muslims and Non-Muslims: Jih?d: Taxation and the Conquered Lands
Chapter 13 The Sh?'a: the Imamiyya
Chapter 14 The Fuqah?' and the Holders of Power
Chapter 15 The Safawid Dilemma
Chapter 16 The Ism?'?liyya
Chapter 17 The State and the Individual