| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 255 pages) |
| Series |
Middle East today |
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Middle East today
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| Contents |
Introduction; A. Afsaruddin -- Medieval Section -- Justification of Political Authority in Medieval Sunni Thought; H. Yucesoy -- Alfarabi and the Foundation of Political Theology in Islam; M. Campanini -- Alfarabi's Goal: Political Philosophy, not Political Theology; C. Butterworth -- Prophecy, Imamate, and Political Rule among the Ikhwan al-Safa; C. Baffioni -- Responsibilities of Political Office in a Shi'I Caliphate and the Delineation of Public Duties under the Fatimids; P. Walker -- Ibn Taymiyya on Islamic Governance; B. Malkawi & T. Sonn -- Modern Section -- Theologizing about Democracy: A Critical Appraisal of Mawdudi's Thought; A. Afsaruddin -- The Political Philosophy of Islamic Resurgence; M. Khan -- Rethinking the Relationship between Religion and Liberal Democracy: Overcoming the Problems of Secularism in Muslim Societies; N. Hashemi -- Minarchist Political Islam; A. Malik -- Wilayat al-Faqih and Democracy; M. Kadivar -- Anwar al-'Awlaqi against the Islamic Legal Tradition; A. March |
| Summary |
The essays in this volume, written by recognized experts, deal with some of the most critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods. Each chapter provides a historically grounded and in-depth discussion of issues as diverse as the nature of government, the relationship between politics and theology, Shi'i conceptions of statecraft, notions of public duty, and the compatibility of Islam and democratic governance. Both specialists and interested readers will benefit from the volume's broad scope and thorough consideration of a variety of issues in Islamic political thought and practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam and state.
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Islam and politics.
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Islam -- Government.
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Islam and politics -- Islamic countries
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Islamic renewal -- Islamic countries
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Religious awakening -- Islam.
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Polity (Religion)
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Religious institutions.
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religious institutions.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology.
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Religious institutions
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Islam and politics
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Islam and state
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Islam -- Government
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Islamic renewal
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Polity (Religion)
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Religious awakening -- Islam
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Islam.
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Politik.
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Staat.
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Politische Philosophie.
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Islamic countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Afsaruddin, Asma, 1958-
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| ISBN |
9781137002020 |
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1137002026 |
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