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Advice for Callow Jurists and Gullible Mendicants on Befriending Emirs (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,622
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Advice for Callow Jurists and Gullible Mendicants on Befriending Emirs (Hardcover): Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad ibn Ali...

Advice for Callow Jurists and Gullible Mendicants on Befriending Emirs (Hardcover)

Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Sha'rani; Translated by Adam Sabra

Series: World Thought in Translation

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This mirror for princes sheds light on the relationship between spiritual and political authority in early modern Egypt This guide to political behavior and expediency offers advice to Sufi shaykhs, or spiritual guides, on how to interact and negotiate with powerful secular officials, judges, and treasurers, or emirs. Translated into English for the first time, it is a unique account of the relationship between spiritual and political authority in late medieval / early modern Islamic society.

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Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: World Thought in Translation
Release date: March 2017
Authors: Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad ibn Ali Al-Sha'rani
Translators: Adam Sabra
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19865-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
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LSN: 0-300-19865-5
Barcode: 9780300198652

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