The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth
of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and
accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding
contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more
than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written by an
international team of specialists, the volume focuses on the
origins and evolution of Islamic political ideas and related
subjects, covering central terms, concepts, personalities,
movements, places, and schools of thought across Islamic history.
Fifteen major entries provide a synthetic treatment of key topics,
such as Muhammad, jihad, authority, gender, culture, minorities,
fundamentalism, and pluralism. Incorporating the latest
scholarship, this is an indispensable resource for students,
researchers, journalists, and anyone else seeking an informed
perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics. *
Includes more than 400 concise, alphabetically arranged entries *
Features 15 in-depth entries on key topics * Covers topics such as:
* Central themes and sources of Islamic political thought: caliph,
modernity, knowledge, shari'a, government, revival and reform *
Modern concepts, institutions, movements, and parties: civil
society, Islamization, secularism, veil, Muslim Brotherhood *
Islamic law and traditional Islamic societies: justice, taxation,
fatwa, dissent, governance, piety and asceticism, trade and
commerce * Sects, schools, regions, and dynasties: Mu'tazilis,
Shi'ism, Quraysh, Mecca and Medina, Baghdad, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Central Asia, Ottomans * Thinkers, personalities, and statesmen:
Mawardi, Shafi'I, Saladin, Tamerlane, Akbar, Ataturk, Nasser,
Khomeini * Contains seven historical and contemporary maps of
Muslim empires, postcolonial nation-states, populations, and
settlements * Guides readers to further research through
bibliographies, cross-references, and an index
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