Governing the Empire: Provincial Administration in the Almohad Caliphate (1224-1269) - Critical Edition, Translation, and Study of Manuscript 4752 of the Ḥasaniyya Library in Rabat Containing 77 Taqādīm ("Appointments")

This book examines through the edition, translation, and study of Almohad provincial appointments the administrative, political, ideological, and religious organisation of the largest European-African Empire, renewing the study of power and authority in the medieval Islamic world.

About the author

Pascal Buresi, Ph.D. (2000), University of Lyon 2, is Director of research at the CNRS (French National Center for the Research). He has published monographs and articles on Islam, including Géo-histoire de l'islam (Belin, 2005).

Hicham El Aallaoui, Ph.D. (2007), University of Lyon 2, is a post-doctoral researcher at the CNRS, within ERC Starting Grant n°263361, entitled Imperial Government and Authority in Medieval Western Islam directed by Pascal Buresi.

Product details

• Authors: Pascal Buresi, Hicham El Aallaoui
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2012
• EAN: 9789004233331
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23333-1
• No. of pages: 568
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 617 g
• Series: Studies in the History and Soc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous