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Muslim Kingship: Power and the Sacred in Muslim, Christian and Pagan Polities
Aziz Al-Azmeh
Muslim Kingship: Power and the Sacred in Muslim, Christian and Pagan Polities
Aziz Al-Azmeh
This study outlines the main features of the theory and practice of political power in Muslim polities in the Middle Ages against the background of Near Eastern traditions of kingship, particularly Hellenistic, Persian and Byzantine.
320 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 16, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9781860646096 |
Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Pages | 320 |
Dimensions | 217 × 141 × 24 mm · 400 g |
Language | English |