God's Rule - Government and Islam: Six Centuries of Medieval Islamic Political Thought

by Patricia Crone

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Patricia Crone's God's Rule is a fundamental reconstruction and analysis of Islamic political thought focusing on its intellectual development during the six centuries from the rise of Islam to the Mongol invasions. Based on a wide variety of primary sources-including some not previously considered from the point of view of political thought-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. The...Read more
  • ISBN10 0231132905
  • ISBN13 9780231132909
  • Publish Date 24 March 2004
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Columbia University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 472
  • Language English