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Political words and ideas in Islam / Bernard Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics.
- Islam and state.
- Political science--Islamic countries.
- Political science.
- Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
- Islamic countries.
- Political science--Terminology.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 186 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Markus Wiener Publishers, [2008]
- Contents:
- "Hukmet and devlet", government and state
- "Serbestiyet", freedom
- "Meşveret", consultation
- "Siyāsa", politics
- Usurpers and tyrants : notes on some Islamic political terms
- On the quietist and activist traditions in Islamic political writing
- "Malik", king
- The regnal titles of the first Abbasid caliphs
- "Daftar", register
- "Dīwān-i humāyūn", the Ottoman imperial council
- "Jumhūriyya", republic
- On modern Arabic political terms.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-186).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781558764248
- 1558764240
- OCLC:
- 71552180
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