Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. List of Early, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphs, 632–861 xix
6. Introduction: Critical Reflections on “Islamic Political Thought” 1
7. 1. Caliphal Practice 27
8. 2. The Language of Imamate 49
9. 3. Political Prose Revolution 82
10. 4. The Disruptive Language of Siyasa 106
11. 5. Deconfessionalizing the Caliph 134
12. 6. A Theory of Imperial Law 162
13. 7. Territorial Consciousness 189
14. 8. Reimagining the People of the Empire 223
15. Conclusion: Releasing Siyasa from the Imamate 255
16. Conventions and Spelling 263
17. Notes 267
18. Bibliography 331
19. Index 357