num_pages: 239
description: An updated classic study of 10th- and 11th-century society in Buyid Iran. Arguing that medieval Islamic society must be understood in its own cultural terms, the author explains how it was able to function in a stable manner without the type of political institutions familiar to the West.
language: English
title: Loyalty and Leadership in An Early Islamic Society
titlecomplete: Loyalty and Leadership in An Early Islamic Society
genres: Academic, Nonfiction, History, Islam
ratings_count: 30
publisher: I.B. Tauris