Islamic middle east
A biographical essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19397200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Elizabeth Mayer (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-19 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6139 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13530197808705226 |
| OpenAlex | W1790580691 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The Islamic state is a nomocracy, meaning that its ruler and ultimate source of authority is God, who governs His subjects by means of a revealed, divine law. After the death of the Prophet/Lawgiver, who revealed God's design for the ordering of human existence, Islamic law, or the Shari'a, remained as the system of control. In theory, there was no room for a concept of separation of powers: the religious and political communities were both subject to the divine law
Epistemology · Islam · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Ruler · Sharia · Theology · African history and culture analysis · Computer Science · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |