Islam and PoliticsProvides the historical background and context necessary for understanding the politics in Moslem countries and the role of Islam in them. The second edition was in 1988; the first in 1984. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Abbasid Abduh Afghani Ahmad al-Banna Ali Shariati Arab nationalism Ayatollah became belief Cairo caliphate century constitution contemporary critics cultural early Islamic economic Egypt Egyptian elites Esposito God's Hasan ideal Imam imperialism implementation Indian interpretation Iran Iran's Iranian Islamic community Islamic government Islamic ideology Islamic law Islamic modernists Islamic politics Islamic reform Islamic revivalism Islamic society Jamaat-i-Islami jihad Kharijites Khomeini lamic leadership Libya major Mawdudi Mawlana ment Middle East military modern mosques movement Muhammad Muslim Brotherhood Muslim family law Muslim society Muslim world Nasser nationalist non-Muslim opposition organizations Ottoman Empire Pakistan Pakistan National Alliance pan-Islamic practice Prophet Qaddafi Quran Rashid Rida religion religious establishment religious leaders religious scholars resurgence revivalist revolution role rule ruler Sadat Saud Saudi Arabia Sayyid Qutb secular Shah Shariah Shariati social Sufi Sunnah Sunni symbols tion traditional Islamic traditional religious ulama Umayyad un-Islamic unity University Press West Western