Al-Ma'mun, the Inquisition, and the Quest for Caliphal Authority |
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| Author:
| Nawas, John Abdallah |
| Series title: | Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-937040-55-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Lockwood Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The "inquisition" (Mihnah) unleashed by the seventh Abbasid caliph, 'Abdallah al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833), has long attracted the attention of modern scholars of the intellectual, political, and religious history of the early Abbasid era. Historians have seen it as the key to a wide array of puzzles and problems in early Islamic history.
The "inquisition" (Mihnah) unleashed by the seventh Abbasid caliph, 'Abdallah al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833), has long attracted the attention of modern scholars of the intellectual, political, and religious history of the early Abbasid era. Historians have seen it as the key to a wide array of puzzles and problems in early Islamic history.