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This timely and stimulating Handbook, edited by world-class experts in the field, provides a comprehensive guide to Islamic Studies today. It examines the main issues in the field and explores the key debates. It provides readers with an indispensable, balanced guide to the roots of Islam and the challenges it faces in the twenty-first century.
Political Philosophy and Political thought in the Medieval Arabic–Islamic Tradition of the Middle East
Political Philosophy and Political thought in the Medieval Arabic–Islamic Tradition of the Middle East
Introduction
The following exposition explores the distinctiveness of political philosophy. It differs from political thought on the one hand and political theology on the other insofar as it seeks to replace opinion about political affairs by knowledge. For sound rhetorical reasons, it may adopt and adapt the speech and images that dominate in the political or religious sphere. Even so, it remains as independent of religion as it does of any current political regime. Political philosophy in the medieval Arabic–Islamic tradition of the Middle East differs from that in the medieval Arabic–Jewish or Arabic–Christian traditions in that it is ...
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