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Political Thought in Islam: A Study in Intellectual Boundaries

Political Thought in Islam: A Study in Intellectual Boundaries

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Series: Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies

General Middle Eastern HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0415613183
ISBN13: 9780415613187
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 6 2011
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition (turath) and its religious and philosophical components by the three dominant Arabic political discourses: the Islamists, apologists and intellectuals. The book analyzes the different assumptions advanced by these discourses and the way they propose to apply or restore the turath in the present. Exploring connections between the medieval Islamic tradition and current debates, this book is essential reading for advanced students and researchers of Islam and political thought.

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