Friends of the Emir: Non-Muslim State Officials in Premodern Islamic Thought

ISBN-13: 9781108721745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 378 str.

Los Angeles) Luke B. Yarbrough (University of California

Opis

The rulers of the premodern Islamic world employed vast numbers of non-Muslim officials. Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, and others rose to positions of influence at the courts of Muslim caliphs and sultans. This book traces and analyzes how Muslims thought and wrote about these non-Muslim officials who helped to administer their governments.

Recenzje

'The book's detailed analysis of individual texts and how they contribute to a larger discourse is exemplary. Yarbrough provides insights into more familiar texts and introduces unfamiliar texts in a way that is helpful for future research. Readers interested in a particular period, place, or genre covered in the book's scope will likely find additional rewards in specific moments of illumination.' Janina Safran, Journal of the American Oriental Society

Spis treści

Part I. Beginnings: 1. An introduction to the prescriptive discourse surrounding non-Muslim state officials; 2. Preludes to the discourse: non-Muslim officials and late ancient antecedents; 3. The beginnings of the discourse to 236/851; 4. The discourse comes of age: the edicts of the caliph al-Mutawakkil; Part II. Elaboration: 5. Juristic aspects of the discourse; 6. Literary aspects of the discourse; Part III. Efflorescence and Comparisons: 7. The discourse at its apogee: the independent counsel works; 8. The discourse in wider perspective: comparisons and conclusions; 9. Afterword: the discourse to the nineteenth century.