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Politics, Law, and Community in Islamic Thought - The Taymiyyan Moment

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Informationen zum Autor Ovamir Anjum holds the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toledo. Klappentext This study reassesses the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya, one of the greatest medieval Islamic theologians. Zusammenfassung This revisionist account of the history of Islamic political thought from the early to the late medieval period focuses on Ibn Taymiyya! one of the most brilliant theologians of his day. In reassessing the influence and philosophy of Ibn Taymiyya's work! this book marks a major departure from traditional interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. The Classical Legacy: 1. A tale of two visions: Shari'a and Siyasa in early Islam; 2. The political thought of the classical period; 3. Reason and community in the classical period; Part II. The Taymiyyan Intervention: 4. Ibn Taymiyya's world; 5. Defending revelation and liberating reason; 6. Fitra, community, and Islamic politics; 7. Conclusion.

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