Political Thought in the Mamluk Period covers the political thought produced by legal theorists, jurists, judges and administrators of the late Ayyubid and early Mamluk period as they tackled a central question: how best to govern their communities. It proposes a taxonomy of the main themes and concerns of this political thought under the three ideals of the rule of law, limited government and legitimate delegation of power. Further, it recommends a contextualist approach for interpreting Islamic political texts based on their narrow social, intellectual and political contexts.
| ISBN: | 9781474479653 |
| Publication date: | 15th November 2023 |
| Author: | Mohamad El Merheb |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
| Genres: |
Middle Eastern history History of ideas |