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Politics of the Islamic Tradition - The Thought of Muhammad Al-Ghazali (Hardcover)
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Politics of the Islamic Tradition - The Thought of Muhammad Al-Ghazali (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
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Over the last two centuries the Muslim world has undergone dramatic
transformations, impacting the Islamic tradition and throwing into
question our understanding of tradition. The notion of tradition as
an unmoving edifice is contradicted by the very process of its
transmission, and the complex role human beings play in creating
and sustaining traditions is evident in the indigenous mechanisms
of change within the Islamic tradition. Politics of the Islamic
Tradition locates the work of Egyptian cleric Muhammad al-Ghazali
within the context of this dynamic Islamic tradition, with special
focus on his political thought. Al-Ghazali inherited a vast and
diverse heritage which he managed to reinterpret in a changing
world. An innovative exploration of the change and continuity
present within Muslim discourses, this book brings together
disparate threads of the Islamic tradition, religious exegesis, the
contemporary Arab Middle East, the Islamic state and idea of
renewal in al-Ghazali's thought. As well as being one of the first
complete treatments of al-Ghazali's works, this book provides an
original critical approach to tradition and its capability for
innovation and change, countering the dichotomy between tradition
and modernity that typically informs most scholarly studies on
contemporary Islam. Offering highly original insights into Islamic
thought and engaging with critical notions of tradition, this book
is essential reading for students and scholars of Islamic Politics
and History.
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