The History of Islamic Political Thought : : From the Prophet to the Present / / Antony Black.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Black, Antony,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.)

A complete history of Islamic political thought from early Islam (c.622–661) to the presentNow in its 2nd edition, this textbook describes and interprets all schools of Islamic political thought, their origins, inter-connections and meaning. It examines the Qur'an, the early Caliphate, classical Islamic philosophy and the political culture of the Ottoman and other empires. It covers major thinkers such as Averroes (Ibn Rushd) and Ibn Taymiyya as well as a number of lesser authors, and Ibn Khaldun is presented as one of the most original political theorists ever. It draws on a wide range of sources including writings on religion, law, philosophy and statecraft expressed in treatises, handbooks and political rhetoric.The new edition analyses the connections between religion and politics, covering the most recent developments in Islamic political thought and the most recent historical scholarship. It ends with a critical survey of reformism (or modernism) and Islamism (or fundamentalism) from the late-19th century up to the present day.Key FeaturesRevised and updated throughoutA new final section on Islam and the WestNew bibliographies of primary and secondary sourcesOnly book to cover the whole of Islamic political thought, past and present

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Analytical Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Map -- Time Chart -- Preface to the Second Revised and Expanded Edition -- Introduction -- Part I The Messenger and the Law c.622–1000 -- 1 The Mission of Muhammad -- 2 The Idea of Monarchy under the Umayyads and 'Abbasids c.661–850 -- 3 The Formation of the Shari'a -- 4 Shi'ism -- 5 The Restoration of Persia c.850–1050 -- 6 Knowledge and Power: Philosophy without the Polis -- Part II Religion and State Power (din wa dawla): The Sunni Doctrine of the State c.900–1220 -- 7 The Theory of the Caliphate -- 8 State and Religion under the Saljuks -- 9 Al-Ghazali: Mysticism and Politics -- 10 The Ethics of Power: Advice-to-Kings (nasihat al-muluk) -- 11 Ibn Rushd -- 12 Sufism and Politics -- Part III The Shari'a and the Sword c.1220–1500 -- 13 The Rape of Asia -- 14 Mamluk Ideology and the Sultan-Caliph -- 15 Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201–74): Social Philosophy and Status Groups -- 16 Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328): Shari'a Governance (al-siyasa al-shar'iyya) -- 17 The Delhi Sultanate and al-Barani: Statecraft and Morality -- 18 Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406): The Science of Civilisation and the Governance of Islam -- 19 The Decline of Classical Islamic Political Thought -- Part IV Religious Ideology and Political Control in Early Modern States -- 20 A New World Order -- 21 The State of the House of Osman (devlet-i al-i Osman) -- 22 The Safavids -- 23 India and the Mughals -- 24 The Decline and Reform of the Ottoman Empire -- Part V Islam and the West -- 25 Modernism from the Ottoman Reforms to the Turkish Revolution -- 26 Conservatism and Modernism in Iran -- 27 Islamism -- 28 Islamism, Modernism and the Secular State -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects