Normal view
MARC view
Medieval Islamic political thought / Patricia Crone.
Series: New Edinburgh Islamic surveysPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2005.Edition: [New ed.]Description: xii, 462 p. : geneal. tables ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780748621941 (pbk.) :
- 0748621946 (pbk.) :
- DS38.2 .C76 2005
Contents:
I. The Beginnings -- 1. The Origins of Government -- 2. The First Civil War and Sect Formation -- 3. The Umayyads -- II. The Waning of the Tribal Tradition, c.700-900 -- 4. Introduction -- 5. The Kharijites -- 6. The Mu'tazilites -- 7. The Shi'ites of the Umayyad Period -- 8. The 'Abbasids and Shi'ism -- 9. The Zaydis -- 10. The Imamis -- 11. The Hadith Party -- III. Coping with a Fragmented World -- 12. Introduction -- 13. The Persian Tradition and Advice Literature -- 14. The Greek Tradition and 'Political Science' -- 15. The Ismailis -- 16. The Sunnis -- IV. Government and Society -- 17. The Nature of Government -- 18. The Functions of Government -- 19. Visions of Freedom -- 20. The Social Order -- 21. Muslims and Non-Muslims -- 22. Epilogue: Religion, Government, and Society Revisited.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 38.2 .C76 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5056191 |
I. The Beginnings -- 1. The Origins of Government -- 2. The First Civil War and Sect Formation -- 3. The Umayyads -- II. The Waning of the Tribal Tradition, c.700-900 -- 4. Introduction -- 5. The Kharijites -- 6. The Mu'tazilites -- 7. The Shi'ites of the Umayyad Period -- 8. The 'Abbasids and Shi'ism -- 9. The Zaydis -- 10. The Imamis -- 11. The Hadith Party -- III. Coping with a Fragmented World -- 12. Introduction -- 13. The Persian Tradition and Advice Literature -- 14. The Greek Tradition and 'Political Science' -- 15. The Ismailis -- 16. The Sunnis -- IV. Government and Society -- 17. The Nature of Government -- 18. The Functions of Government -- 19. Visions of Freedom -- 20. The Social Order -- 21. Muslims and Non-Muslims -- 22. Epilogue: Religion, Government, and Society Revisited.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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