Advice for Callow Jurists and Gullible Mendicants on Befriending Emirs Hardback
by 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Sha'rani
Part of the WORLD THOUGHT IN TRANSLATION series
Hardback
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This mirror for princes sheds light on the relationship between spiritual and political authority in early modern Egypt This guide to political behavior and expediency offers advice to Sufi shaykhs, or spiritual guides, on how to interact and negotiate with powerful secular officials, judges, and treasurers, or emirs.
Translated into English for the first time, it is a unique account of the relationship between spiritual and political authority in late medieval / early modern Islamic society.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:07/03/2017
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- ISBN:9780300198652
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:07/03/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300198652