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Salafi political theology / Daniel Lav.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lav, Daniel, 1975- Author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ibn Taymīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm, 1263-1328.
Ibn Taymīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm.
Jihad.
Political theology.
Islam and politics.
Salafīyah--Doctrines--History.
Salafīyah.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 358 pages)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Summary:
"Salafi Islam, whose radical wing is today affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State, has a long history, and is particularly indebted to Ibn Taymiyya's (d. 1328) doctrine of tawhid. This study examines key doctrines of radical salafi thought, considering both its premodern and modern intellectual history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Monolatry in Ibn Taymiyya's theological system
Monolatry in eighteenth-century revivalism
Theonomy in premodern Salafi jurisprudence
Mawdūdī and Quṭb : the theonomic shift
Salafī jihādī theonomy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 01, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Lav, Daniel, 1975- Salafi political theology
ISBN:
9781108850407
1108850405
OCLC:
1528509661
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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