Caliphate Redefined - The Mystical Turn in Ottoman Political Thought

The medieval theory of the caliphate, epitomized by the Abbasids (750-1258), was the construct of jurists who conceived it as a contractual leadership of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet Muhammed's political authority. In this book, Huseyin Yilmaz traces how a new conception of the caliphate emerged under the Ottomans, who redefine

About the author

Hüseyin Yılmaz is associate professor of history and director of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University.

Summary

The medieval theory of the caliphate, epitomized by the Abbasids (750-1258), was the construct of jurists who conceived it as a contractual leadership of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet Muhammed's political authority. In this book, Huseyin Yilmaz traces how a new conception of the caliphate emerged under the Ottomans, who redefine

Additional text

"“Caliphate Redefined” will prove a useful resource for those interested in Ottoman history and in Islamic political theory."---Carool Kersten, Anthropos

Product details

• Authors: Y&, Huseyin Yilmaz, Hüseyin Yılmaz
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780691174808
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17480-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, Ottoman Empire, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, RELIGION / Mysticism, mysticism, Turkey, social and political philosophy, Islamic Law, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, Islamic Theology, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis