Ovamir Anjum

Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study reassesses the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya, one of the greatest medieval Islamic theologians.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781107014060
• ISBN-10: 1107014069
• Artikelnr.: 34749849

Autorenporträt

Ovamir Anjum holds the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toledo.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. The Classical Legacy: 1. A tale of two visions: Shari'a and Siyasa in early Islam
2. The political thought of the classical period
3. Reason and community in the classical period
Part II. The Taymiyyan Intervention: 4. Ibn Taymiyya's world
5. Defending revelation and liberating reason
6. Fitra, community, and Islamic politics
7. Conclusion.