9780691134840-0691134847-The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

ISBN-13: 9780691134840
ISBN-10: 0691134847
Author: Patricia Crone, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Devin J Stewart, Gerhard Bowering, Wadad Kadi, Mahan Mirza
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 704 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691134840
ISBN-10: 0691134847
Author: Patricia Crone, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Devin J Stewart, Gerhard Bowering, Wadad Kadi, Mahan Mirza
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 704 pages

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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought (ISBN-13: 9780691134840 and ISBN-10: 0691134847), written by authors Patricia Crone, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Devin J Stewart, Gerhard Bowering, Wadad Kadi, Mahan Mirza, was published by Princeton University Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Religious (World History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Religious books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.68.

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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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