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Redefining the Muslim Community demonstrates how Alfarabi's judicious combination of cultural pluralism, religious flexibility, and political prudence could provide a blueprint for reducing communal strife in a region that continues to be plagued by it today.

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"Alexander Orwin combines extraordinary linguistic skills with a finely tuned knowledge of political philosophy which he uses to cast new light on Alfarabi's concept of Umma, and to reveal and explore the core of his teaching." * Joshua Parens, University of Dallas *
"This is an ambitious book. Alexander Orwin transforms Alfarabi's abstract works into rich and evocative characterizations of the dilemmas posed by the social, ethnic, and political forces of his time." * Miriam Galston, author of Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi *

Redefining the Muslim Community

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 2 May 2017
      ISBN-13 9780812249040
      978-0812249040
      ISBN-10 0812249046
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      Political science and theory Social and political philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Redefining the Muslim Community demonstrates how Alfarabi's judicious combination of cultural pluralism, religious flexibility, and political prudence could provide a blueprint for reducing communal strife in a region that continues to be plagued by it today.

      Trade Review
      "Alexander Orwin combines extraordinary linguistic skills with a finely tuned knowledge of political philosophy which he uses to cast new light on Alfarabi's concept of Umma, and to reveal and explore the core of his teaching." * Joshua Parens, University of Dallas *
      "This is an ambitious book. Alexander Orwin transforms Alfarabi's abstract works into rich and evocative characterizations of the dilemmas posed by the social, ethnic, and political forces of his time." * Miriam Galston, author of Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi *

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