DR Mohamad El-Merheb me31@soas.ac.uk
Research Fellow & Visiting Lecturer
Political Thought in the Mamluk Period: The Unnecessary Caliphate
El-Merheb, Mohamad
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Abstract
The legal theorists, jurists, judges and administrators of the late Ayyubid and early Mamluk period tackled a central question in their political thought: how best to govern their communities. This book proposes a taxonomy of the main themes and concerns of this political thought under the three ideals of the rule of law, limited government and legitimate delegation of power. Further, it recommends a contextualist approach for interpreting Islamic political texts based on their narrow social, intellectual and political contexts. The book studies both Ibn Jamaʿa’s (639/1241–733/1333) well-known works and previously unstudied treatises and, additionally, presents a fresh interpretation of a distinctive Sufi political thought and uncovers its interrelatedness with Ashʿari-Sufism and Shafiʿism.
Citation
El-Merheb, M. (2022). Political Thought in the Mamluk Period: The Unnecessary Caliphate. Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474479646.001.0001
Book Type | Authored Book |
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Publication Date | Feb 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jan 13, 2025 |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Series Title | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
ISBN | 9781474479646 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474479646.001.0001 |
Keywords | Islamic political thought, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Sufi, Ulama, Mamlu, Historiography, Caliphate, Ibn Jamaʿa, Subki, Advice Literature, Mirrors for Princes |
Related Public URLs | https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-political-thought-in-the-mamluk-period.html |
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