04468nam 2200721 450 991045970870332120210513204610.01-4008-6642-110.1515/9781400866427(CKB)3710000000364944(CaPaEBR)ebrary11028404(SSID)ssj0001440495(PQKBManifestationID)12588707(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001440495(PQKBWorkID)11384508(PQKB)10182442(OCoLC)904281481(MiAaPQ)EBC1876331(StDuBDS)EDZ0001756056(OCoLC)966885237(MdBmJHUP)muse54676(DE-B1597)459956(OCoLC)984658998(DE-B1597)9781400866427(Au-PeEL)EBL1876331(CaPaEBR)ebr11028404(CaONFJC)MIL740927(EXLCZ)99371000000036494420150314h20152015 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIslamic political thought an introduction /Gerhard Bowering, editor ; contributors, Gerhard Bowering [and sixteen others]Course BookPrinceton, New Jersey ;Oxford, [England] :Princeton University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (viii, 289 pages)Includes index.1-336-09641-1 0-691-16482-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 --IndexIn 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.Political scienceIslamic countriesPolitical sciencePhilosophyIslam and stateIslam and politicsElectronic books.Political sciencePolitical sciencePhilosophy.Islam and state.Islam and politics.320.55/7Böwering Gerhard1939-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459708703321Islamic political thought2461106UNINA