The power of sovereignty : the political and ideological philosophy of Sayyid Qutb / Sayed Khatab.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khatab, Sayed.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Political Islam

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quṭb, Sayyid, 1906-1966.

Quṭb, Sayyid.

Islam and state.

Sovereignty--Religious aspects--Islam.

Sovereignty.

Islam--Universality.

Islam.

Slavery (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Power of Sovereignty explores the religio-political and philosophical concepts of Sayyid Qutb, one of the most influential political thinkers for contemporary Islamists and who has greatly influenced the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Executed by the Egyptian state in 1966, his books continue to be read and his theory of jahiliyya 'ignorance' is still of prime importance for radical Islamic groups. Providing a detailed perspective of Sayyid Qutb's writings, this book examines:the relation between the specifics of the concept of hakimiyyah and that of jahiliyyah

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Sovereignty (al-Hakimiyyah); 2 Servitude (al-'Ubudiyyah); 3 Universality of Islam; Part II: Philosophical discourse; 4 The innate character andmoral constitution (al-Fitrah); 5 Human intellect (al-'Aql); 6 The universe (al-Kawn); 7 Sovereignty and politicalestablishments; 8 Egypt's Islamic movement; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-19309-2

1-134-19310-6

1-280-34759-7

9786610347599

0-203-08694-5

9780203086940

OCLC:

252812673