Caliphate Redefined: The Mystical Turn in Ottoman Political Thought

"A major accomplishment. Y?lmaz argues that Ottoman political thinking in this period should be viewed as a richly interconnected amalgam of juristic, ethical, and mystical strains of thought that come together to provide a colorful and forceful justification of Ottoman political legitimacy. His prose is fluent, lucid, and even elegant."--Ahmet T. Karamustafa, author of Sufism: The Formative Period

"Caliphate Redefined is a more than welcome contribution to the history of Ottoman ideas, political thought, and legitimizing practices. Y?lmaz examines in meticulous detail the formation of a new phase in the conception of the caliphate usually neglected by historians of Islamic political thought."--Marinos Sariyannis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Greece