The History of Islamic Political Thought: From the Prophet to the Present

The History of Islamic Political Thought: From the Prophet to the Present

Islam and state -- History
Political science -- Islamic Empire -- History
Islamic Empire -- Politics and government

This book provides a complete history of Islamic political thought from early Islam (c.622-661) to the present. This comprehensive overview describes and interprets all schools of Islamic political thought, their origins, inter-connections and meaning. It examines the Qur'an, the early Caliphate, classical Islamic philosophy, and the political culture of the Ottoman and other empires. Major thinkers such as Averroes (Ibn Rushd) and Ibn Taymiyya are covered as well as numerous lesser authors, and Ibn Khaldun is presented as one of the most original political theorists ever. It draws on a wide range of sources including writings on religion, law, philosophy and statecraft expressed in treatises, handbooks and political rhetoric. The new edition analyses the connections between religion and politics, covering the most recent developments in Islamic political thought and the current historical scholarship. It ends with a critical survey of reformism (or modernism) and Islamism (or fundamentalism) from the late nineteenth century up to the present day. In this, the only book to cover the whole of Islamic political thought, past and present.

Anthony Black

The messenger and the law c. 622-1000 -- Religion and state power (din wa dawla) : the Sunni doctrine of the state c. 900-1220 -- The shariʻa and the sword c. 1220-1500 -- Religious ideology and political control in early modern states -- Isalm and the West.

Cover; Contents; Analytical Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Preface to the Second Revised and Expanded Edition; Introduction; Part I The Messenger and the Law c.622-1000; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part II Religion and State Power; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Part III The Sharia and the Sword c.1200-1500; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Part IV Religious Ideology and Political Control in Early Modern States; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23

Chapter 24Part V Islam and the West; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

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