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Khalifa ibn Khayyat's History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660-750) / translated with introduction and commentary by Carl Wurtzel ; prepared for publication by Robert G. Hoyland.
Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ ʻUṣfūrī -854 author
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שפה נוכחית
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: the Umayyads of Cordoba, the Fatimids of Cairo, and the Abbasids of Baghdad. In a fascinating revival of Late Antique Hellenism, Aristotelian and Platonic notions of wisdom became a key component of how these caliphs debated their authority as political leaders. By tracing how these political debates impacted the theological scholars and their own conception of communal guidance, Akhtar offers a new picture of premodern political authority and the connections between Western and Islamic civilizations. It will be of use to students and specialists of the premodern and modern Middle East.
| Title |
Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs : politics and authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad / Ali Humayun Akhtar. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press |
| Creation Date |
2017 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index. |
| Content |
Introduction : Politics, Law, and Authority in the Abbasid and Fatimid Eras -- Part I. Philosophical Caliphs and Their Impact on the Scholars ('ulamā'). Rival Caliphs in Baghdad and Cairo -- A Third Caliph in Cordoba -- Political Reform among the Later Abbasids -- Part II. Philosophical Sufis among Scholars ('ulamā') and Their Impact on Political Culture. Sufi Metaphysics in the Twelfth Century -- A New Political Model and Its Sufi Dimensions -- The Transformation of Caliphal Politics. |
| Extent |
xiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps 24 cm. |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
990040893760205171 |
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