| Description |
1 online resource (liii, 292 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Islamic civilization and Muslim networks |
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Islamic civilization & Muslim networks
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| Contents |
Deconstructing the great Saljuq myth -- The Niẓam's realm, the orderly realm -- Saljuq state apparatuses -- The shifting politics of al-Ghazali -- Bargaining with Baraka -- An oppositional Sufi : Ayn al-Quḍat Hamadani -- Appendix : Niẓam al-Mulk's descendants in Saljuq administrations |
| Summary |
"The eleventh and twelfth centuries comprised a period of great significance in Islamic history. The Great Saljuqs, a Turkish-speaking tribe hailing from central Asia, ruled the eastern half of the Islamic world for a great portion of that time. In a far-reaching analysis that combines social, cultural, and political history, Omid Safi demonstrates how the Saljuqs tried to create a lasting political presence by joining forces with scholars and saints, among them a number of well-known Sufi Muslims, who functioned under state patronage. In order to legitimize their political power, Saljuq rulers presented themselves as champions of what they alleged was an orthodox and normative view of Islam. Their notion of religious orthodoxy was constructed by administrators in state-sponsored arenas such as madrasas and khanaqahs. Thus orthodoxy was linked to political loyalty, and disloyalty to the state was articulated in terms of religious heresy. Drawing on a vast reservoir of primary sources and eschewing anachronistic terms of analysis such as nationalism, Safi revises conventional views both of the Saljuqs as benevolent Muslim rulers and of the Sufis as timeless, ethereal mystics. He makes a significant contribution to understanding premodern Islam as well as illuminating the complex relationship between power and religious knowledge"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-281) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Seljuks -- History
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15.75 history of Asia.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Politics and government
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Seljuks
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Kultur
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Seldjoeken.
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Seljuqer -- historia.
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Islamic Empire -- Politics and government
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Islamic Empire
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Seldschukenreich
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Arabiska väldet -- politik och förvaltning.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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History (form)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005052886 |
| ISBN |
0807876984 |
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9780807876985 |
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0807829935 |
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9780807829936 |
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0807856576 |
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9780807856574 |
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