Islamic political thought an introduction

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. Selecte...

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Other Authors: Böwering, Gerhard 1939- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Gerhard Bowering
  • Authority / Roy Jackson
  • Caliphate / Wadad Kadi
  • Fundamentalism / Roxanne Euben
  • Government / Emad el-Din Shahin
  • Jihad / John Kelsay
  • Knowledge / Paul l. Heck
  • Minorities / Yohanan Friedmann
  • Modernity / Armando Salvatore
  • Muhammad / Gerhard Bowering
  • Pluralism and tolerance / Gudrun Kramer
  • Qurʼan / Gerhard Bowering
  • Revival and reform / Ebrahim Moosa
  • Shariʻa / Devin Stewart
  • Traditional political thought / Patricia Crone
  • ʻUlamaʼ / Muhammad Qasim Zaman
  • Women / Ayesha S. Chaudry