Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs : politics and authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad /

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 jurispr...

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Main Author:	Akhtar, Ali Humayun (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017].
Subjects:	Umayyad dynasty. Islam and politics. Caliphs. Sultans. Judges. Fatimites. Abbasids. Sufis. Islamic philosophy. Philosophy, Ancient > Influence. Islamic Empire > Politics and government.