Advice for callow jurists and gullible mendicants on befriending emirs / ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī al-Shaʹrānī ; translated by Adam Sabra.
| Author/creator | Shaʻrānī, ʻAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Aḥmad |
| Other author | Sabra, Adam Abdelhamid, 1968- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, |
| Description | xi, 241 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Irshād al-mughaffalīn min al-fuqahāʼ wa-al-fuqarāʼ ilá shurūṭ ṣuḥbat al-umarāʼ. English |
| Series | World thought in translation World thought in translation. ^A1348597 |
| Abstract | This mirror for princes sheds light on the relationship between spiritual and political authority in early modern Egypt This guide to political behavior and expediency offers advice to Sufi shaykhs, or spiritual guides, on how to interact and negotiate with powerful secular officials, judges, and treasurers, or emirs. Translated into English for the first time, it is a unique account of the relationship between spiritual and political authority in late medieval / early modern Islamic society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016938753 |
| ISBN | 9780300198652 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0300198655 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |