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Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs - Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad (Paperback)
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Philosophers, Sufis, and Caliphs - Politics and Authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad (Paperback)
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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 and
jurisprudential 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.
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