The History of Islamic Political Thought: From the Prophet to the Present
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Book Overview
The History of Islamic Political Thought offers a full description and an interpretation of political philosophy from early Islam to the current age of Fundamentalism (622 AD to 2000 AD). Antony Black takes the same approach as scholars usually do for the history of Western political thought, examining the mentality, cultural milieu, and political background of thinkers and statesmen. He covers the relationship of politics to religion, law, ethics, philosophy, and statecraft, as expressed through treatises, occasional writings, official rhetoric, popular slogans, and other evidence of how people thought about authority and order.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415932432
ISBN13:9780415932431
Release Date:July 2001
Publisher:Routledge
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.8" x 9.6"
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I stumbled upon this book for one of my early research papers about Islam, and I was amazed. This is truly an academically honest masterpiece. It covers everything from the political system created in Islam right after Muhammad's death to the contemporary Salafi movement including the work of Maududi, Qutb, and Khomeini. It also references common hadiths, fikh, and the Sira, which is a breath of freash air because recently everybody believes they are an Islamic scholar but they've only remotely studied books about the Qur'an (not even the Qur'an itself, seriously it's frustrating in academia). The bottom line is if you're a student (informal or formal) of Middle Eastern and Islamic politics you need this book.
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