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Loyalty and Leadership in an Early Islamic Society

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1980
ISBN
0691052964, 9780691052960
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4172201 bytes)
Pages
224\223
Time added
2021-07-12 02:06:08

Description

This classic study of 10th and 11th century society in Buyid Iran is published here for the first time in a paperback edition, revised with new material. Historian Roy Mottahedeh explains how Islamic society was able to function during the Middle Ages in a stable manner even without political institutions such as existed in the West. Contents Preface Acknowledgments I. Introduction II. Acquired Loyalties III. Loyalties of Category IV. Justice, Kingship, and the Shape of Society Notes Index

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