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Islamic political theology / edited by Massimo Campanini and Marco Di Donato.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Faith and politics: political theology in a new key.
- Faith and politics : political theology in a new key
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This edited collection addresses the complexity of Islamic political thought and resolves some deep misconceptions surrounding crucial concepts such as din wa-dawla relationships and shari'a law"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: What Is Islamic Political Theology?
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 1: Alfarabi's Political Theology in The Virtuous City
- Introduction
- Alfarabi on Political Science
- Views on Alfarabi's Political Theology
- Alfarabi's Views on Philosophy and Religion
- Political Theology in The Virtuous City
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Ibn al-Tiqtaqa's End of History: The Just Ruler according to an Imami Shiite after the Fall of Baghdad
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Chapter 3: Political Theology of Violence: Religion and Revolution in a Few Contemporary Islamic Thinkers
- Qur'anic bases
- Contemporary Muslim Thinkers on Jihad and Violence
- Chapter 4: Art and Political Context in Islam: Some Methodological Issues
- Superstructure and Base
- Islamic Art and Representation
- Islamic Exceptionalism
- Carpets
- Paintings
- Orientalism in the Orient
- Tradition and Change
- The Independence of the Art Object
- The Role of Political Theology
- Chapter 5: Muhammad 'Abduh and the Doctrine of Tawhid: From Theology to Politics
- Defining tawhid
- Risalat al-tawhid: The Context and the Content
- The Legacy of Muhammad 'Abduh
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Chapter 6: The Shiite Islamic Political Theology: The Debate between Ruhollah Khomeini (d. 1989) and Mehdi Bazargan (d. 1995)
- The Historical Context and the Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini
- Ayatollah Khomeini's Political Ideas and the Velayat-e Faqih
- Mehdi Bazargan's Political Ideas on Political Theology
- Bazargan and Khomeini: An Analogical Comparison over Political Theology
- References.
- Chapter 7: Critique of the Islamic Political Thought in the Middle Ages: Revisiting Abdessalam Yassine's Political Theory
- Imam Yassine's Approach to Historical Analysis
- Islamic History and Moral Values
- Chapter 8: The Political Theology of Taha Abderrahmane: Religion, Secularism, and Trusteeship
- Abstract
- Theological Background: Five Premises
- Two Ways of Sight: Presence and Transcendence
- Two Ways of Governance: The Secular and the Religious
- The Way of Trusteeship: The Homo Moralis and Spiritual Self-Criticism
- Reflective Closure
- Note
- Chapter 9: Rethinking Political Theology in the Islamic Context: The Case of Iran
- A Controversial Concept
- Monotheism and Political Theology
- The Relevance of Political Theology in Islam
- The Case of Iranian Islam
- Chapter 10: Political Theology in the Nineteenth and Twenty-First Centuries
- Wahhabism
- The Muslim Brotherhood
- The Critical Position: Marxism, Husayn Muruwa
- The Critical Position: Hermeneutics, Hasan Hanafi
- Closing Remarks
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-66699-777-3
- 1-4985-9059-4
- OCLC:
- 1236900381
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