| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) |
| Contents |
The life and times of Mawdudi -- A noble lineage. 1903-1919 -- "A hidden power within me", 1920-1930 -- Crisis of the spirit, 1930-1939 -- The birth of a new party, 1940-1947 -- The Pakistan years, 1947-1979 -- Mawdudi and political Islam -- The need for "intellectual independence" -- The Salafiyyah -- Mawdudi's paradigms: the four sources of his Islamic constitution -- Theo-democracy (or divine government?) -- Jihad and the permanent revolution -- Mawdudi's legacy |
| Summary |
Mawlana Mawdudi was one of the most influential and important Islamic thinkers of the modern world, whose brand of political Islam has won widespread acceptance in South and South East Asia as well as the Middle East. He was not only an Islamic scholar, but also a journalist and political activist who founded the Jama'at-i-Islami, which has subsequently influenced the development of many Islamic movements and parties throughout the Muslim world. This book is the first to critically engage and assess his career and legacy within the wider context of political Islam. It includes coverage of his |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-196) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Maudoodi, Syed Abul ʻAla, 1903-1979.
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Maudoodi, Syed Abul ʻAla, 1903-1979 -- Political and social views
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Maudoodi, Syed Abul ʻAla, 1903-1979 fast |
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Muslim scholars -- India -- Biography
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Muslim scholars -- Pakistan -- Biography
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Salafīyah -- History
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Muslim scholars
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Political and social views
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Salafīyah
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India
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Pakistan
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203848722 |
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0203848721 |
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