TY - BOOK AU - Böwering,Gerhard TI - Islamic political thought: an introduction SN - 9780691164823 AV - JA84.I78 I85 2015 U1 - 320.55/7 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Political science KW - Islamic countries KW - Philosophy KW - Islam and state KW - Islam and politics KW - fast KW - Islam KW - gnd KW - Politik KW - Politische Theorie N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Gerhard Bowering -- Authority / Roy Jackson -- Caliphate / Wadad Kadi -- Fundamentalism / Roxanne Euben -- Government / Emad el-Din Shahin -- Jihad / John Kelsay -- Knowledge / Paul l. Heck -- Minorities / Yohanan Friedmann -- Modernity / Armando Salvatore -- Muhammad / Gerhard Bowering -- Pluralism and tolerance / Gudrun Kramer -- Qurʼan / Gerhard Bowering -- Revival and reform / Ebrahim Moosa -- Shariʻa / Devin Stewart -- Traditional political thought / Patricia Crone -- ʻUlamaʼ / Muhammad Qasim Zaman -- Women -- Ayesha S. Chaudry N2 - In sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected from the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, and focusing on the origins, development, and contemporary importance of Islamic political ideas and related subjects, each chapter offers a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to its topic. Written by leading specialists and incorporating the latest scholarship, the alphabetically arranged chapters cover the topics of authority, the caliphate, fundamentalism, government, jihad, knowledge, minorities, modernity, Muhammad, pluralism and tolerance, the Qur'an, revival and reform, shari?a (sacred law), traditional political thought, 'ulama' (religious scholars), and women. Read separately or together, these chapters provide an indispensable resource for students, journalists, policymakers, and anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics ER -