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Islam, the State, and Political Authority
Asma . Ed(S): Afsaruddin
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Description for Islam, the State, and Political Authority
Paperback. The expert essays in this volume deal with critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods, suchas the nature of government, the relationship between politics and theology, Shi'i conceptions of statecraft, notions of public duty, and the compatibility of Islam and democratic governance." Editor(s): Afsaruddin, Asma. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
The expert essays in this volume deal with critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods, such as the nature of government, the relationship between politics and theology, Shi'i conceptions of statecraft, notions of public duty, and the compatibility of Islam and democratic governance.
The expert essays in this volume deal with critically important topics concerning Islam and politics in both the pre-modern and modern periods, such as the nature of government, the relationship between politics and theology, Shi'i conceptions of statecraft, notions of public duty, and the compatibility of Islam and democratic governance.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Today
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349297207
SKU
V9781349297207
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99-15
About Asma . Ed(S): Afsaruddin
ASMA AFSARUDDIN Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University, USA.
Reviews for Islam, the State, and Political Authority
'This edited volume is a model collection. Its title identifies clearly its subject matter, political authority in the Islamic world. The chapters focus in varied and useful ways on that obviously pressing subject matter.' - Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies