Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs : politics and authority from Cordoba to Cairo and Baghdad / Ali Humayun Akhtar

Englisch

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. (Original: 2017)

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Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Philosophers, sufis, and caliphs. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xiii, 262 Seiten

Print version: ISBN 9781107182011

978-1-316-85566-9 : ebook

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-316-63309-0 (Druckausgabe) paperback, 978-1-107-18201-1 (Druckausgabe), 978-1-107-18201-1 (Druckausgabe) : hardback, 978-1-316-63309-0 (andere physische Form) : paperback

DOI: 10.1017/9781316855669

*Kalifat Córdoba / Abbasiden *749-1258* / Fatimiden *909-1171* / Herrschaft

*Autorität / Islam / Politik

*Herrschaft / Ulema / Philosophie / Sufismus

*Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence. ; Islamic Empire -- Politics and government. ; Sultans ; Judges ; Fatimites ; Abbasids ; Sufis ; Islamic philosophy ; Caliphs ; Islam and politics ; Umayyad dynasty ; Umayyad dynasty. ; Islam and politics. ; Caliphs. ; Sultans. ; Judges. ; Fatimites. ; Abbasids. ; Sufis. ; Islamic philosophy. ; Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence ; Islamic Empire -- Politics and government

*Umayyad dynasty ; Islam and politics ; Caliphs ; Sultans ; Judges ; Fatimites ; Abbasids ; Sufis ; Islamic philosophy ; Philosophy, Ancient ; Influence ; Islamic Empire ; Politics and government

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BP173.7

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 297.2/7209

What was the relationship between government and religion in Middle Eastern history? In a world of caliphs, sultans, and judges, who exercised political and religious authority? In this book, Ali Humayun Akhtar investigates debates about leadership that involved ruling circles and scholars of jurisprudence and theology. At the heart of this story is a medieval rivalry between three caliphates: the Umayyads of Cordoba, the Fatimids of Cairo, and the Abbasids of Baghdad. In a fascinating revival of Late Antique Hellenism, Aristotelian and Platonic notions of wisdom became a key component of how these caliphs debated their authority as political leaders. By tracing how these political debates impacted the theological and jurisprudential scholars and their own conception of communal guidance, Akhtar offers a new picture of premodern political authority and the connections between Western and Islamic civilizations. It will be of use to students and specialists of the premodern and modern Middle East.

Introduction : Politics, Law, and Authority in the Abbasid and Fatimid Eras -- Philosophical Caliphs in Baghdad and Cairo and the Debate about falsafa -- A New Caliph in Cordoba and a Theologian's Reform of Philosophy -- Political Reform in Baghdad and its Legacy in Seville -- Sufis among Scholars in the Almoravid Era -- A Sufi Revolt in Portugal and its Platonizing Political Leadership -- Almohad Political Culture and the Patronage of Philosophy and Mysticism

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