Al-Ma'mun, the Inquisition, and the Quest for Caliphal Authority - Resources in Arabic and Islami; 4

Summary

The "inquisition" (Mihnah) unleashed by the seventh Abbasid caliph, 'Abdallah al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833), has long attracted the attention of modern scholars of the intellectual, political, and religious history of the early Abbasid era. Historians have seen it as the key to a wide array of puzzles and problems in early Islamic history.

Product details

• Authors: John Abdallah Nawas
• Publisher: Durnell
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781937040550
• ISBN: 978-1-937040-55-0
• No. of pages: 356
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 251 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Resources in Arabic and Islami
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity