State and Government in Medieval Islam

Name: State and Government in Medieval Islam
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

First published in 2004. For the Muslim the foundation from which all discussion of government starts is the law of God, the shar?\u2018a. Theoretically pre-existing and eternal, it represents absolute good. It is prior to the community and the state.\u2018 Part of London Oriental Series, this volume\u2019s 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. > 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\u2019, 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 Caln