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Symbols of authority in medieval Islam : history, religion and Muslim legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate /

Auer, Blain H.

Symbols of authority in medieval Islam : history, religion and Muslim legitimacy in the Delhi Sultanate / Blain H. Auer. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012. - xix, 237 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Library of South Asian history and culture ; v. 6 . - Library of South Asian history and culture ; v. 6. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index.

1. Delhi at the center of Islamic authority -- 2. Pre-Islamic prophetic paradigms in Delhi Sultanate historiography -- 3. Muḥammad's example as the perfect ruler -- 4. Images of the friends of God in the lives of the sultans -- 5. Caliphal authority and representation in the Delhi Sultanate -- 6. Sharīʻah and justice -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 9781848855670 (hbk.) 1848855672 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2012289124

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB221424 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016040032 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Minhāj Sirāj Jūzjānī, 1193-
Z̤iyāʼ al-Dīn Baranī, active 1284-1356.
ʻAfīf, Shams Sirāj, active 1351-1388.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islamic civilization--Historiography.
Islamic leadership--History.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Delhi (Sultanate)--Historiography.
Delhi (Sultanate)--History.
Delhi (Sultanate)--Kings and rulers.

LC Class. No.: DS459 / .A84 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 954.56023 / AUE/S