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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450972703321

Autore

Khatab Sayed.

Titolo

The power of sovereignty : the political and ideological philosophy of Sayyid Qutb / / Sayed Khatab

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-19310-6

1-280-34759-7

9786610347599

0-203-08694-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Political Islam

Disciplina

320.5/57/092

Soggetti

Islam and state

Sovereignty - Religious aspects - Islam

Islam - Universality

Slavery (Islamic law)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Sovereignty (al-Hakimiyyah); 2 Servitude (al-'Ubudiyyah); 3 Universality of Islam; Part II: Philosophical discourse; 4 The innate character andmoral constitution (al-Fitrah); 5 Human intellect (al-'Aql); 6 The universe (al-Kawn); 7 Sovereignty and politicalestablishments; 8 Egypt's Islamic movement; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Power of Sovereignty explores the religio-political and philosophical concepts of Sayyid Qutb, one of the most influential political thinkers for contemporary Islamists and who has greatly influenced the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Executed by the Egyptian state in 1966, his books continue to be read and his theory of jahiliyya 'ignorance' is still of prime importance for radical Islamic groups. Providing a detailed perspective of Sayyid Qutb's writings, this book examines:the relation between the specifics of the concept of hakimiyyah and that of jahiliyyah