Political Thought in the Mamluk Period

A new history of medieval Islamic political thought, focusing on the rule of law, limited government and the theory of delegation Studies Ayyubid and Mamluk political thought beyond the prevalent focus on Ibn TaymiyyaOffers a novel classification of the themes and concerns of medieval Islamic political thoughtStudies both Ibn Jamaʿa’s well-known works and previously unstudied treatisesPresents a fresh interpretation of a distinctive Sufi political thought and uncovers its interrelatedness with A