Symbols of Authority in Medieval Islam : History, Religion, and Muslim Legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate
Department
Comparative Religion
Document Type
Book
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Description
With the execution of the Abbasid caliph Al-Musta'sim in 1258, Sunni authority and legitimacy in Baghdad began to disintegrate. Amidst a global shift in Islamic authority, the recently established Delhi Sultanate became a new focal point for the development of Muslim societies. Here Blain Auer investigates the ways three historians living in India during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Minhaj Siraj Juzjani, Ziya' al-Din Barani and Shams al-Din Siraj 'Afif, narrated the religious values of Muslim sovereigns through the process of history writing. Aiding the project of empire building, these intellectuals drew up an idea of an Islamic heritage that invented and reinterpreted conceptions of a historically rooted Muslim authority. With fresh insights on the intersections between religion, politics, and historiography, this book will be indispensable for all those interested in Islamic studies, history, religion, politics, and South Asia.
Call number in WMU's library
DS452 .A86 2012 (WMU Authors Collection)
ISBN
9781848855670
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
City
London, New York
Keywords
Islam, medieval, Delhi Sultanate, history writing
Disciplines
History of Religion | Islamic World and Near East History | Medieval History
Recommended Citation
Auer, Blain, "Symbols of Authority in Medieval Islam : History, Religion, and Muslim Legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate" (2012). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 20.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/20