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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

Engelsk Hardback

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

Engelsk Hardback
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An indispensable guide to Islamic political thought from Muhammad to the twenty-first century

The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written by an international team of specialists, the volume focuses on the origins and evolution of Islamic political ideas and related subjects, covering central terms, concepts, personalities, movements, places, and schools of thought across Islamic history. Fifteen major entries provide a synthetic treatment of key topics, such as Muhammad, jihad, authority, gender, culture, minorities, fundamentalism, and pluralism. Incorporating the latest scholarship, this is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, journalists, and anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics.

  • Includes more than 400 concise, alphabetically arranged entries
  • Features 15 in-depth entries on key topics
  • Covers topics such as:

  • Central themes and sources of Islamic political thought: caliph, modernity, knowledge, shari''a, government, revival and reform
  • Modern concepts, institutions, movements, and parties: civil society, Islamization, secularism, veil, Muslim Brotherhood
  • Islamic law and traditional Islamic societies: justice, taxation, fatwa, dissent, governance, piety and asceticism, trade and commerce
  • Sects, schools, regions, and dynasties: Mu''tazilis, Shi''ism, Quraysh, Mecca and Medina, Baghdad, Indonesia, Nigeria, Central Asia, Ottomans
  • Thinkers, personalities, and statesmen: Mawardi, Shafi''I, Saladin, Tamerlane, Akbar, Atatürk, Nasser, Khomeini
    • Contains seven historical and contemporary maps of Muslim empires, postcolonial nation-states, populations, and settlements
    • Guides readers to further research through bibliographies, cross-references, and an index
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    An indispensable guide to Islamic political thought from Muhammad to the twenty-first century

    The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written by an international team of specialists, the volume focuses on the origins and evolution of Islamic political ideas and related subjects, covering central terms, concepts, personalities, movements, places, and schools of thought across Islamic history. Fifteen major entries provide a synthetic treatment of key topics, such as Muhammad, jihad, authority, gender, culture, minorities, fundamentalism, and pluralism. Incorporating the latest scholarship, this is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, journalists, and anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics.

    • Includes more than 400 concise, alphabetically arranged entries
    • Features 15 in-depth entries on key topics
    • Covers topics such as:

  • Central themes and sources of Islamic political thought: caliph, modernity, knowledge, shari''a, government, revival and reform
  • Modern concepts, institutions, movements, and parties: civil society, Islamization, secularism, veil, Muslim Brotherhood
  • Islamic law and traditional Islamic societies: justice, taxation, fatwa, dissent, governance, piety and asceticism, trade and commerce
  • Sects, schools, regions, and dynasties: Mu''tazilis, Shi''ism, Quraysh, Mecca and Medina, Baghdad, Indonesia, Nigeria, Central Asia, Ottomans
  • Thinkers, personalities, and statesmen: Mawardi, Shafi''I, Saladin, Tamerlane, Akbar, Atatürk, Nasser, Khomeini
    • Contains seven historical and contemporary maps of Muslim empires, postcolonial nation-states, populations, and settlements
    • Guides readers to further research through bibliographies, cross-references, and an index
    Produktdetaljer
    Sprog: Engelsk
    Sider: 704
    ISBN-13: 9780691134840
    Indbinding: Hardback
    Udgave:
    ISBN-10: 0691134847
    Udg. Dato: 11 nov 2012
    Længde: 44mm
    Bredde: 211mm
    Højde: 260mm
    Forlag: Princeton University Press
    Oplagsdato: 11 nov 2012
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    Kategori Sociale grupper: religiøse grupper og samfund


    ISBN-13 9780691134840


    Sprog Engelsk


    Indbinding Hardback


    Sider 704


    Udgave


    Længde 44mm


    Bredde 211mm


    Højde 260mm


    Udg. Dato 11 nov 2012


    Oplagsdato 11 nov 2012


    Forlag Princeton University Press