Advice for callow jurists and gullible mendicants on befriending emirs /

English translation of an Arabic guide to political behaviour 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, providing insight into the relationship between spiritual and political...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad, approximately 1493-1565 or 1566 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Sabra, Adam Abdelhamid, 1968- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2017.
Colección:World thought in translation.
Temas:
Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad, > approximately 1493-1565 or 1566.
Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad, > approximately 1493-1565 or 1566
1500-1599
Sufism > Political aspects > Egypt.
Islam and politics > Egypt > History > 16th century.
Islam and state > Egypt > History > 16th century.
Sufism > Early works to 1800.
Soufisme > Aspect politique > Égypte.
Islam et État > Égypte > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Soufisme > Ouvrages avant 1800.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Sufism
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Egypt
Early works
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:English translation of an Arabic guide to political behaviour 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, providing insight into the relationship between spiritual and political authority in late medieval/early modern Islamic society and early modern Egypt.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 241 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0300225288
9780300225280

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