The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, c. 750850
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The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, c. 750850
By (Author) Philip Wood
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st July 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Comparative religion
Christianity
Islam
Social and political philosophy
261.27095648
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Hardback
304
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate The Imam of the Christians examines how Christian leaders adopted and adapted the political practices and ideas of their Muslim rulers between 750 and 850 in the Abbasid caliphate in the Jazira (modern eastern Turkey and
Reviews
"The book greatly contributes to our understanding of Abbasid era politics and the situation of religious minorities."---Usman Butt, The New Arab
"Woods careful, fine-grained analysis of Dionysius and his world provides a fascinating glimpse at one Christian community in the Abbasid caliphate."---John Tolan, The Journal of Religion
Author Bio
Philip Wood is Professor of History at Aga Khan Universitys Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London. He is the author of The Chronicle of Seert: Christian Historical Imagination in Late Antique Iraq and We Have No King but Christ: Christian Political Thought in Greater Syria on the Eve of the Arab Conquest, c. 400585. Twitter @DrPhilipWood
