Caliphate redefined : the mystical turn in Ottoman political thought /

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The medieval theory of the caliphate, epitomized by the Abbasids (750-1258), was the construct of jurists who conceived it as a contractual leadership of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet Muhammed's political authority. In this book, the author traces how a new conception of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yılmaz, Hüseyin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2018
Subjects:
To 1500
Religion and politics > Turkey > History.
Sufism > Turkey > History.
Islam and politics > Turkey > History.
Soufisme > Turquie > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
HISTORY > Middle East > Turkey & Ottoman Empire.
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Religion and politics
Sufism
Turkey > Politics and government > To 1500.
Empire ottoman > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1500.
Turkey
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Discourse on Rulership
  • The Caliphate Mystified
  • The Sultan and the Sultanate
  • The Caliph and the Caliphate
  • The Myth of the Ottoman Caliphate.

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