Mirror for the Muslim Prince
Mehrzad Boroujerdi
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Paperback. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 486 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 658.
In this volume, a group of distinguished scholars reinterpret concepts and canons of Islamic thought in Arab, Persian, South Asian, and Turkish traditions. They demonstrate that there is no unitary "Islamic" position on important issues of statecraft and governance. They recognize that Islam is a discursive site marked by silences, agreements, and animated controversies. Rigorous debates and profound disagreements among Muslim theologians, philosophers, and literati have taken place over such questions as: What is an Islamic state? Was the state ever viewed as an independent political institution in the Islamic tradition of political thought? Is it possible that a religion ... Read more
In this volume, a group of distinguished scholars reinterpret concepts and canons of Islamic thought in Arab, Persian, South Asian, and Turkish traditions. They demonstrate that there is no unitary "Islamic" position on important issues of statecraft and governance. They recognize that Islam is a discursive site marked by silences, agreements, and animated controversies. Rigorous debates and profound disagreements among Muslim theologians, philosophers, and literati have taken place over such questions as: What is an Islamic state? Was the state ever viewed as an independent political institution in the Islamic tradition of political thought? Is it possible that a religion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
Series
Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815635116
SKU
V9780815635116
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About Mehrzad Boroujerdi
Mehrzad Boroujerdi is Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and Director of the Middle East Studies Program. He is the series editor for the Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East series. In addition to more than thirty journal articles and book chapters in English and Persian, he is the author of I Carved, ... Read more
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