Politics, law and community in Islamic thought :

Anjum, Ovamir, 1976-

Politics, law and community in Islamic thought : the Taymiyyan moment / Ovamir Anjum. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xvii, 294 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index.

Introduction: where to look for Islamic political thought?: Ibn Taymiyya's political thought -- A tale of two visions: Sharia and Siyasa in early Islam -- The political thought of the classical period -- Reason and community in the classical period -- Ibn Taymiyya's world -- Defending revelation and liberating reason -- Fiyra, community, and Islamic politics -- Conclusion.

9781107014060 (hardback)

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Ibn Taymīyah, Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm, 1263-1328 --Political and social views.


Islam and state--History.
Political science--History.--Islamic Empire

JC49 ANJ / .A755 2012

JC 49 ANJ