God's Rule : Government and Islam

God's Rule : Government and Islam Six Centuries of Medieval Islamic Political Thought

God's Rule : Government and Islam Six Centuries of Medieval Islamic Political Thought is a book written by scholar and historian of early Islam Patricia Crone.

God's Rule : Government and Islam provides a detailed analysis on the origins and development of Islamic religio-political practices and thought from the 7th to the 13th century. The author chronicles the development of the Islamic concept of Jihad, the justifications devised for ideological imperialisms, the debates about the subjugation of non-Muslims, and rulings toward forced conversions as well as views on the persecution of dissidents and non-conforming Muslims and the sanctioning of killings in dealing with such situations.[1]

Contents

Part One: The Beginnings

Part Two: The Waning of the Tribal Tradition, c.700-900

Part Three Coping with a Fragmented World

Part Four: Government and Society

(a) Infidels (b) Muslims as Infidels

References

  1. Ira M. Lapidus University of California, Berkeley Journal of Interdisciplinary History 37.1 (2006) 168-169


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