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Advice for the sultan : prophetic voices and secular politics in medieval Islam /

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Neguin Yavari excavates multiple, conflicting strands of Islamic political thought from the medieval past to the present, reassessing these ideas and their impact over the longue duree. Her aim is to revise our understanding of the relation- ship between modern history and the current master narrati...

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Main Author: Yavari, Neguin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Islam and politics > History > To 1500.
Political science > History.
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Neguin Yavari excavates multiple, conflicting strands of Islamic political thought from the medieval past to the present, reassessing these ideas and their impact over the longue duree. Her aim is to revise our understanding of the relation- ship between modern history and the current master narratives of both Western and Islamic histories of political thought.
Item Description:Originally published: UK: C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 197 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199388240
0199388245