God's Caliph

Klappentext This study examines how religious authority was distributed in early Islam. Zusammenfassung This study examines how religious authority was distributed in early Islam. It argues the case that! as in Shi'ism! it was concentrated in the head of state! rather than dispersed among learned laymen as in Sunnism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The title khalifat Allah; 3. The Umayyad conception of the caliphate; 4. Caliphal law; 5. From caliphal to Prophetic sunna; 6. Epilogue; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: P Crone, Patricia Crone, M Hinds, Martin Hinds
• Assisted by: Faculty Of Oriental Studies (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521541114
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54111-4
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions