Injustice, Corruption, and Partisanship in the Eastern Seljuq Lands of the Early Twelfth Century: al-Ghazālī's Persian Letters to Viziers as a Historical Source
This article analyses five historical missives written by the great theologian Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī to three Seljuq viziers, and datable to the years 490/1097 to 504/1110f. The first four of these letters form a progressive series complaining of governmental corruption in Ṭūs during the Seljuq civil...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2024
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Der Islam
Year: 2024, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 193-225 |
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viziers
B justice (ʿadl) B Seljuqs B Sultan Sanjar B Ṭūs B al-Ghazālī B governmental corruption (ẓulm) |
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