Rituals of Islamic monarchy : accession and succession in the first Muslim empire /: accession and succession in the first Muslim empire. ([2009])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Marsham.
• Authors: Marsham, Andrew, 1973-
• Contents: Introduction -- Part I. Late antique Arabia and early Islam (c.550-c.660). Introduction -- 1. Alliance and allegiance in pre-Islamic Arabia -- 2. The verb BAYA'A in the Quran: allegiance to Muhammad -- 3. The oath of allegiance in the conquest society (c.628-c.660) -- Part II. The Umayyad caliphate (c.660-750). Introduction -- 4. Sufyanid accession and succession, c.660-683 -- 5. The oath of allegiance in the early tradition and poetry, c.680-c.710 -- 6. The Marwanid patrimony and dynastic succession -- 7. Marwanid rituals of accession and succession -- 8. Writing and the Bay'a in the Marwanid period -- 9. The quranic content of the Marwanid documents -- Part III. The early Abbasid caliphate (c.750-809). Introduction -- 10. The consolidation of Abbasid power: al-Mansur and al-Mahdi (754-785) -- 11. The caliphates of Musa al-Hadi (785-786) and Harun al-Rashid (786-809) -- 12. Dispositive documents for the early Abbasid succession -- Part IV. The Middle Abbasid caliphate (809-865). Introduction -- 13. From the civil war to Samarra (809-847) -- 14. The caliphate of al-Mutawakkil (847-861) -- 15. The outbreak of the second ninth-century civil war (861-865) -- 16. Abbasid documents for caliphal accession -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 346 pages), illustrations, maps, plans
• Subjects: 297.3/8; Islam -- Rituals -- History; Islam -- Politics and government; Islam and politics -- History; State, The; Caliphate; RELIGION -- Islam -- Rituals & Practice; RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology; Caliphate; Islam and politics; Islam -- Rituals; Kings and rulers -- Succession; State, The; Islam; Dynastie; Islamic Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Succession; Islamic Empire; Kalifenreich; Electronic books; Electronic books; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780748630776; 0748630775; 9780748653157; 0748653155; 1282136429; 9781282136427; 9786612136429; 6612136421
• Related ISBNs: 9780748625123; 0748625127
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-337) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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