God's rule : government and Islam / Patricia Crone.
Crone, Patricia, 1945-2015.
2004
DS38.2 .C76 2004 (Mapit)
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Title God's rule : government and Islam / Patricia Crone.
Author Crone, Patricia, 1945-2015.
ISBN 9780231132916 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0231132913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780231132909 (alk. paper)
0231132905 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.
Language English
Description x, 462 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number DS38.2 .C76 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.5/5
Summary "This is the first book to examine the medieval Muslim answers to questions crucial to any Western understanding of Middle Eastern politics today, such as why states are necessary, what functions they are meant to fulfill, and whether or why they must be based on religious law." "Crone makes Islamic political thought accessible by relating it to the contexts in which it was formulated, analyzing it in terms familiar to today's reader and, where possible, comparing it with both medieval European and later political thought. By examining the ideological point of departure for medieval Islamic political thought, Crone provides an invaluable foundation for a better understanding of contemporary Middle Eastern politics and current world events."--Jacket.
Note Published simultaneously in the U.K. as: Medieval Islamic political thought. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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I. The beginnings
The origins of government
The first civil war and sect formation
The Umayyads

II. The waning of the tribal tradition, c. 700-900
Introduction
The Kharijites
The Mu'tazilites
The Shi'tes of the Umayyad period
The 'Abbasids and Shi'ism
The Zaydis
The Imamis
The Hadith party

III. Coping with a fragmented world
Introduction
The Persian tradition and advice literature
The Greek tradition and "Political science"
The Ismailis
The Sunnis

IV. Government and society
The nature of government
The functions of government
Visions of freedom
The social order
Muslims and non-Muslims
Epilogue: religion, government, and society revisited.

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