TY - BOOK AU - Afsaruddin,Asma TI - Excellence and precedence: medieval Islamic discourse on legitimate leadership SN - 9004120432 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - BP166.9 .A28 2002 U1 - 297.6/1 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Caliphate KW - History KW - Imamate KW - Islam and politics KW - Arabian Peninsula KW - Legitimacy of governments KW - Leadership KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Polity (Religion) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-304) and index ER -