Disenchanting the caliphate : the secular discipline of power in abbasid political thought / Hayrettin Yücesoy.
| Author/creator | Yücesoy, Hayrettin author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xx, 370 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Columbia studies in international and global history Columbia studies in international and global history. ^A718629 |
| Contents | Introduction: Critical reflections on "Islamic political thought" -- 1. Caliphal practice -- 2. The language of imamate -- 3. Political prose revolution -- 4. The disruptive language of siyasa -- 5. Deconfessionalizing the caliph -- 6. A theory of imperial law -- 7. Territorial consciousness -- 8. Reimagining the people of the empire -- Conclusion: Releasing siyasa from the imamate. |
| Abstract | Disenchanting the Caliphate offers a groundbreaking new account of political discourse in Islamic history. Closely reading key eighth-century texts, Hayrettin Yücesoy traces how notions of good governance and reflections on prudent statecraft arose among cosmopolitan literati, shedding light on the emergence and impact of a vibrant secular tradition. Drawing on this history, he critiques the concept of "Islamic political thought," calling for decolonizing debates about "secular" and "religious" politics--back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-355) and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780231557924 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780231209410 |
| ISBN | 0231209401 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780231209403 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 023120941X (paperback) |
| ISBN | ePub ebook |
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