Patricia Crone\'s God\'s Rule is a fundamental reconstruction and analysis of Islamic Political Thought focusing on its intellectual development during the six Centuries from the rise of Islam to the Mongol invasions.
Based on a wide variety of primary sources--including some not previously considered from the point of view of Political thought--this is the first book to examine the Medieval Muslim answers to questions crucial to any Western understanding of Middle Eastern politics today.
Patricia Crone\'s God\'s Rule is a fundamental reconstruction and analysis of Islamic Political Thought focusing on its intellectual development during the six Centuries from the rise of Islam to the Mongol invasions