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

by Patricia Crone

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231132913
• ISBN13: 9780231132916
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher