Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Religion and Politics: the Law; Chapter 2 The Community and the State; Chapter 3 Kh?rij?s and Zayd?s: Murji'?s, Qadar?s and Mu'tazila; Chapter 4 The Use and Abuse of Sovereignty: Ab? Y?suf, IBN Al-Muqaffa’, Al-J?hiz and IBN Qutayba; Chapter 5 Al-B?qill?n? and Al-Baghd?d?; Chapter 6 Al-M?w?rdi: Wiz?r? ?nd Im?ra; Chapter 7 Al-Juwayn? and Al-Ghaz?l?: the Sultanate; Chapter 8 Fakhr Al-D?n R?z?: the Dissociation of Religious and Temporal Power; Chapter 9 The Extinction of the Caliphate: IBN Jam? ‘a and IBN Taymiyya; Chapter 10 The Historical Theory: IBN Khald?n; Chapter 11 The Im?m/Sultan: Fadl All?h B. R?zbih?n Khunj?; Chapter 12 The Relations of Muslims and Non-Muslims: Jih?d: Taxation and the Conquered Lands; Chapter 13 The Sh?'a: the Imamiyya; Chapter 14 The Fuqah?’ and the Holders of Power; Chapter 15 The Safawid Dilemma; Chapter 16 The Ism?‘?liyya; Chapter 17 The State and the Individual;

About the Author

Ann K.S. Lambton Emeritus Professor of Persian, University of London