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Author Lahoud, Nelly, 1972-

Title Political thought in Islam : a study in intellectual boundaries / Nelly Lahoud
Published New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description xii, 194 pages ; 23 cm
Series RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; 6
RoutledgeCurzon advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; 6
Contents 1. The Islamists and the Apologists -- 2. The Intellectuals and the tradition -- 3. Are Islamic politics Islamic or Islamist? -- 4. Allegory and orthodoxies -- 5. Farabi : on religion and philosophy -- 6. On Ibn Rushd's liberalism
Summary "This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse." "The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition (turath) and its religious and philosophical components, by the three dominant Arabic political discourses of the Islamists, Apologists and Intellectuals. The book analyses the different assumptions advanced by these discourses and the way they propose to apply or restore the turath in the present." "Exploring connections between the medieval Islamic tradition and current debates, this book will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers of Islam and political thought."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Originally published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Islam and politics.
Author MyiLibrary.
LC no. 2004051220
ISBN 0415341264 alkaline paper