Redefining the Muslim Community : : Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics in the Thought of Alfarabi / / Alexander Orwin.
Writing in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Baghdad, Alfarabi (870-950) is unique in the history of premodern political philosophy for his extensive discussion of the nation, or Umma in Arabic. The term Umma may be traced back to the Qur'ān and signifies, then and now, both the Islamic religious...
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Orwin, Alexander, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Redefining the Muslim Community : Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics in the Thought of Alfarabi / Alexander Orwin. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (264 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on Citations and Abbreviations -- Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation) -- Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule -- Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma -- Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence -- Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma -- Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam -- Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma -- Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War -- Conclusion. The Intermediate Association -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Proper Names -- Index of Subjects -- Acknowledgments restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Writing in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Baghdad, Alfarabi (870-950) is unique in the history of premodern political philosophy for his extensive discussion of the nation, or Umma in Arabic. The term Umma may be traced back to the Qur'ān and signifies, then and now, both the Islamic religious community as a whole and the various ethnic nations of which that community is composed, such as the Turks, Persians, and Arabs. Examining Alfarabi's political writings as well as parts of his logical commentaries, his book on music, and other treatises, Alexander Orwin contends that the connections and tensions between ethnic and religious Ummas explored by Alfarabi in his time persist today in the ongoing political and cultural disputes among the various nationalities within Islam.According to Orwin, Alfarabi strove to recast the Islamic Umma as a community in both a religious and cultural sense, encompassing art and poetry as well as law and piety. By proposing to acknowledge and accommodate diverse Ummas rather than ignoring or suppressing them, Alfarabi anticipated the contemporary concept of "Islamic civilization," which emphasizes culture at least as much as religion. Enlisting language experts, jurists, theologians, artists, and rulers in his philosophic enterprise, Alfarabi argued for a new Umma that would be less rigid and more creative than the Muslim community as it has often been understood, and therefore less inclined to force disparate ethnic and religious communities into a single mold. Redefining the Muslim Community demonstrates how Alfarabi's judicious combination of cultural pluralism, religious flexibility, and political prudence could provide a blueprint for reducing communal strife in a region that continues to be plagued by it today. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Ethnicity Political aspects. Islam and state. Islamic philosophy. Philosophy, Medieval. Ummah (Islam). POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. bisacsh African Studies. Asian Studies. Middle Eastern Studies. Philosophy. Political Science. Public Policy. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017 9783110540550 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE ENGLISH 2017 9783110625264 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Social Sciences 2017 9783110548242 ZDB-23-DSW Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110550306 print 9780812249040 https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812293906 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780812293906 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780812293906.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on Citations and Abbreviations -- Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation) -- Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule -- Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma -- Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence -- Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma -- Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam -- Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma -- Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War -- Conclusion. The Intermediate Association -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Proper Names -- Index of Subjects -- Acknowledgments |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on Citations and Abbreviations -- Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation) -- Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule -- Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma -- Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence -- Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma -- Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam -- Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma -- Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War -- Conclusion. The Intermediate Association -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index of Proper Names -- Index of Subjects -- Acknowledgments |
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