Islamist thinkers used to debate the doctrine of the caliphate of man, which holds that God is sovereign but has appointed the multitude of believers as His vicegerent. Andrew March argues that the doctrine underpins a democratic vision of popular rule over governments and clerics. But is this an ideal regime destined to survive only in theory?
| Author: Andrew F. March
| Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
| Publication Date: September 17, 2019
| Number of Pages: 328 pages
| Language: English
| Binding: Hardcover
| ISBN-10: 0674987837
| ISBN-13: 9780674987838
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Author:
Andrew F. March
Publisher:
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press