Politics, law and community in Islamic thought : the Taymiyyan moment / Ovamir Anjum.
By: Anjum, Ovamir.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: xvii, 294 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781107014060 (hardback); 1107014069 (hardback).Subject(s): Ibn Taymiyah, Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Halim, 1263-1328 -- Political and social views | Islam and state -- History | Political science -- Islamic Empire -- HistoryDDC classification: 320.557Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Prof. G. K. Chadha Library
South Asian University |
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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.