Messianic Beliefs and Imperial Politics in Medieval Islam: The 'Abbasid Caliphate in the Early Ninth Century

by Hayrettin Yucesoy and Hayrettin Yã¼cesoy

An analysis of the dynamic relationship between apocalyptic prophesies and medieval Muslim politics

Messianic Beliefs and Imperial Politics in Medieval Islam analyzes the role of Muslim messianic and apocalyptic beliefs in the development of the 'Abbasid Caliphate to highlight connections between charismatic authority and institutional developments in the early ninth century. Hayrettin Y?cesoy studies the relationship between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570038198
• ISBN13: 9781570038198
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"