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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459708703321

Titolo

Islamic political thought : an introduction / / Gerhard Bowering, editor ; contributors, Gerhard Bowering [and sixteen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4008-6642-1

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 289 pages)

Disciplina

320.55/7

Soggetti

Political science - Islamic countries

Political science - Philosophy

Islam and state

Islam and politics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction / Bowering, Gerhard -- Authority / Jackson, Roy -- Caliphate / Kadi, Wadad / Shahin, Aram A. -- Fundamentalism / Euben, Roxanne -- Government / Shahin, Emad El-Din -- Jihad / Kelsay, John -- Knowledge / Heck, Paul L. -- Minorities / Friedmann, Yohanan -- Modernity / Salvatore, Armando -- Muhammad / Bowering, Gerhard -- Pluralism and Tolerance / Krämer, Gudrun -- Qur'an / Bowering, Gerhard -- Revival and Reform / Moosa, Ebrahim / Tareen, SherAli -- Shari'a / Stewart, Devin J. -- Traditional Political Thought / Crone, Patricia -- 'Ulama' / Zaman, Muhammad Qasim -- Women / Chaudhry, Ayesha S. -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected from the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, and focusing on the origins, development, and contemporary importance of Islamic political ideas and related



subjects, each chapter offers a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to its topic. Written by leading specialists and incorporating the latest scholarship, the alphabetically arranged chapters cover the topics of authority, the caliphate, fundamentalism, government, jihad, knowledge, minorities, modernity, Muhammad, pluralism and tolerance, the Qur'an, revival and reform, shariʿa (sacred law), traditional political thought, 'ulama' (religious scholars), and women. Read separately or together, these chapters provide an indispensable resource for students, journalists, policymakers, and anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics. The contributors are Gerhard Bowering, Ayesha S. Chaudhry, Patricia Crone, Roxanne Euben, Yohanan Friedmann, Paul L. Heck, Roy Jackson, Wadad Kadi, John Kelsay, Gudrun Krämer, Ebrahim Moosa, Armando Salvatore, Aram A. Shahin, Emad El-Din Shahin, Devin J. Stewart, Sher Ali Tareen, and Muhammad Qasim Zaman.A new afterword discusses the essays in relation to contemporary political developments.