Key Islamic Political Thinkers 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10: 0190900377
• ISBN-13: 9780190900373
• Author: John L. Esposito, Emad ElDin Shahin

Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960’s and 1970’s as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies. In countries throughout the world, individuals and movements have attempted to reconstruct the political, economic, and social dimensions of their societies along Islamic lines, taking different approaches to the shari`a and to the questions of whether and how to establish an Islamic state. Key Islamic Political Thinkers offers an examination of some of the leading intellectuals behind the resurgence of political Islam. The essays in this volume cover a selection of thinkers that is representative of the main strands of contemporary Muslim political thought. It starts with the forefathers of contemporary political Islam, Hasan al-Banna and Abu al A`la al-Mawdudi, analyzes the revolutionary ideas of Sayyid Qutb, Ali Shari`ati, and Ayatollah Khomeini, and ends with the “intellectuals” of political Islam, Hassan al-Turabi, Rashid al-Ghannoushi, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Muhammad Khatami, and Abdolkarim Soroush, who exemplify the diversity and complexity of contemporary Muslim political discourse. This volume provides a valuable guide to the most important intellectual architects of the Islamic revival.

Table contents:

Chapter 1: Hassan Al-Banna

Chapter 2: Mawlana Mawdudi

Chapter 3: Sayyid Qutb

Chapter 4: Ali Shari`ati

Chapter 5: Ayatollah Khomeini

Chapter 6: Hassan Al-Turabi

Chapter 7: Rashid Al-Ghannushi

Chapter 8: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

Chapter 9: Mohammad Khatami

Chapter 10: Abdolkarim Soroush

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