Leo Strauss and Islamic political thought / Rasoul Namazi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Namazi, Rasoul, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss, Leo--Political and social views.

Strauss, Leo.

Fārābī--Criticism and interpretation.

Fārābī.

Averroës, 1126-1198--Criticism and interpretation.

Averroës.

Islamic philosophy--Greek influences.

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

In this book, Rasoul Namazi offers the first in-depth study of Leo Strauss' writings on Islamic political thought, a topic that interested Strauss over the course of his career. Namazi's volume focuses on several important studies by Strauss on Islamic thought. He critically analyzes Strauss's notes on Averroes' commentary on Plato's Republic and also proposes an interpretation of Strauss' theologico-political notes on the Arabian Nights. Namazi also interprets Strauss' essay on Alfarabi's enigmatic treatise, The Philosophy of Plato and provides a detailed commentary on his complex essay devoted to Alfarabi's summary of Plato's Laws. Based on previously unpublished material from Strauss' papers, Namazi's volume provides new insights into Strauss' reflections on religion, philosophy, and politics, and their relationship to wisdom, persecution, divine law, and unbelief in the works of key Muslim thinkers. His work presents Strauss as one of the most innovative historians and scholars of Islamic thought of all time.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Averroes between Platonic philosophy and the Sharīʻa

2. Politics, religion, and love: how Leo Strauss read the Arabian Nights

3. From Alfarabi's Plato to Strauss's Alfarabi

4. Strauss, Alfarabi, and Plato's Laws

Appendix A. Leo Strauss's notes on Averroes's Commentary on Plato's Republic

Appendix B. Leo Strauss's notes on the Arabian Nights

Appendix C. Table of concordance of the Arabian Nights

Appendix D. Paragraph headings of "How Fārābī read Plato's Laws

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Jun 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-11510-3

1-009-11630-4

1-009-10511-6