| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) |
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Culture and Civilization in the Middle East |
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Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgments; PART I The Umayyad problem in early Islamic history; 1 Umayyad scholars in modern studies; 2 The problem of sources; PART II The pillars of Umayyad piety; 3 Al-Sha'bī; 4 Al-Zuhrī; 5 'Abdallāh b. 'Awn; 6 Al-Awzā'ī; 7 Sufyān al-Thawrī; PART III The qādī in Umayyad society; 8 The function of the qādī under the Umayyads; 9 The network of Umayyad qādīs; 10 Umayyad judicial administration and its 'Abbāsid legacy; Conclusion: the piety-minded opposition paradigm revisited; Appendix 1: Qādīs of Damascus |
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Appendix 2: Qādīs of MedinaAppendix 3: Qādīs of Egypt; Appendix 4: Qādīs of Kufa; Appendix 5: Qādīs of Basra; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Religious Scholars and the Umayyads analyzes legal and theological developments during the Marwanid period (64/684--132/750), focusing on religious scholars who supported the Umayyads. Their scholarly network extended across several generations and significantly influenced the development of the Islamic faith. Umayyad qadòis, who represented the intersection of religious authority and imperial power, were particularly important. This book challenges the long-standing paradigm that the emerging Muslim faith was shaped by religious dissenters who were hostile to the Umayy |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Umayyad dynasty.
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| SUBJECT |
Umayyad dynasty fast |
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Muslim scholars.
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Islamic law -- History
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Judges (Islamic law)
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Islam -- Doctrines -- History
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Islam -- Doctrines
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Islamic law
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Judges (Islamic law)
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Muslim scholars
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134501717 |
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1134501714 |
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