Putting the Caliph in His Place: Power, Authority, and the Late Abbasid Caliphate 083864113X, 9780838641132

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Putting the Caliph in His Place

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The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Ubrary Materials Z39.48-1984. Ubrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hanne, Eric J.. 1967Putting the caliph in his place : power, authority, and the late Abbasid caliphate I Eric J. Hanne. p. cm. ) and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. ISBN-13: 978-0-8386-4113·2 (alk. paper) ISBN-IO: 0-8386-4113-X (alk. paper) 1. Caliphate. 2. Caliphs. 3. Abbasids. 4. Islamic Empire-Politics and government. I. Title. JQl 758.AS H35 956'.014-2. Reprint Osnabrouck: 0. Zeller, 1967. Wenslnck, A. J. "Khutba," In Encyclopaedia of Islam. 2nd ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1954-. - -. "Kunya," In Encyclopaedta of Islam. 2nd ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1954- . - -. The Muslim Creed: Its Genesis and Historical Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1932. Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Religion and Politics under the Early 'Abbdsids: The Emergence of the Proto-Sunn£ Elite. Islamic History and Civilization Studies and Texts, Vol. 16, Edited by Ulrich Haarmann and Wadad Kadi, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1997. Zarnbaur, E. von. Die Milnzspragungen des Islams. Wiesbaden, F. Steiner, 1968. - - . Manuel de genealogte et de chronologie pour l'histoire de l'lslam. Hanover: H. LaFaire, 1927. ZetterstEen, K. V. "Ojala! al-Dawla," In Encyclopaedia ofIslam. 2nd ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1954-. - - . "al-Muls.tafl," In EncycJqpaedta ofIslam. 2nd ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1954-. - -. "al-Musta