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Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs: Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad
Akhtar, Ali Humayun (Bates College, Maine)
This book investigates the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history. By tracing how political debates about leadership impacted the theological scholars and their own conception of communal guidance, it offers a new picture of premodern political authority and the connections between Western and Islamic civilizations.
276 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 9, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107182011 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 276 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 160 × 18 mm · 663 g (Weight (estimated)) |