Religion and Politics Under the Early ʻAbbāsids
Author | : Muhammad Qasim Zaman |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 9004106782 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789004106789 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Religion and Politics Under the Early ʻAbbāsids by : Muhammad Qasim Zaman
Download or read book Religion and Politics Under the Early ʻAbbāsids written by Muhammad Qasim Zaman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the religious policies of the early Abb sids. It describes the caliphs' patronage of the nascent Sunni religious elite and offers a new interpretation of the relationship of religion and politics in Islam's first centuries.