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Book SynopsisIn sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected from the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Isl
Trade ReviewPraise for Princeton's previous edition:"[L]ucid and engaging ... Enlightening and challenging ... [A] work of high-quality erudition packaged in an accessible manner which will benefit a wider readership."--Times Literary Supplement "This is a book of major importance for Muslims, particularly in the West."--Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Muslim World Book Review Praise for Princeton's previous edition:"[U]nprecedented ... [A] truly impressive opus in content, organization, and diversity... Though written for educated nonspecialists, this book has plenty of historical and contemporary wisdom and information to offer diplomats, researchers, students, journalists, and even some Islamic specialists and scholars confronting today's complex and challenging political milieu."--Choice Praise for Princeton's previous edition:"[A] timely volume."--Library Journal
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Gerhard Bowering 1 Authority, Roy Jackson 25 Caliphate, Wadad Kadi and Aram A. Shahin 37 Fundamentalism, Roxanne Euben 48 Government, Emad El-Din Shahin 68 Jihad, John Kelsay 86 Knowledge, Paul L. Heck 105 Minorities, Yohanan Friedmann 123 Modernity, Armando Salvatore 135 Muhammad, Gerhard Bowering 152 Pluralism and Tolerance, Gudrun Kramer 169 Qur'an, Gerhard Bowering 185 Revival and Reform, Ebrahim Moosa and SherAli Tareen 202 Shari'a, Devin J. Stewart 219 Traditional Political Thought, Patricia Crone 238 'Ulama', Muhammad Qasim Zaman 252 Women, Ayesha S. Chaudhry 263 Contributors 273 Index 275
