TY - BOOK AU - Bowering,Gerhard AU - Bulliet,Richard AU - Cook,David AU - Crone,Patricia AU - Euben,Roxanne L. AU - Fahmy,Khaled Mahmoud AU - Griffel,Frank AU - Haykel,Bernard AU - Hefner,Robert W. AU - Kadi,Wadad AU - Kuran,Timur AU - McAuliffe,Jane AU - Mirza,Mahan AU - Moosa,Ebrahim AU - Stewart,Devin J. AU - Zaman,Muhammad Qasim TI - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought SN - 128385130X AV - JC49 U1 - 320.55/703 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Princeton, NJ PB - Princeton University Press KW - Islam and politics KW - Encyclopedias KW - Political science KW - Islamic Empire KW - Islamic countries N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Includes bibliographical references and index; Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction; Bowering, Gerhard --; Alphabetical List of Entries --; Topical List of Entries --; Contributors --; Maps --; Entries A-Z --; A --; B --; C --; D --; E --; F --; G --; H --; I --; J --; K --; L --; M --; N --; O --; P --; Q --; R --; S --; T --; U --; V --; W --; Y --; Z --; Index; Issued also in print N2 - The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written by an international team of specialists, the volume focuses on the origins and evolution of Islamic political ideas and related subjects, covering central terms, concepts, personalities, movements, places, and schools of thought across Islamic history. Fifteen major entries provide a synthetic treatment of key topics, such as Muhammad, jihad, authority, gender, culture, minorities, fundamentalism, and pluralism. Incorporating the latest scholarship, this is an indispensable resource for students, researchers, journalists, and anyone else seeking an informed perspective on the complex intersection of Islam and politics. Includes more than 400 concise, alphabetically arranged entries Features 15 in-depth entries on key topics Covers topics such as: Central themes and sources of Islamic political thought: caliph, modernity, knowledge, shari'a, government, revival and reform Modern concepts, institutions, movements, and parties: civil society, Islamization, secularism, veil, Muslim Brotherhood Islamic law and traditional Islamic societies: justice, taxation, fatwa, dissent, governance, piety and asceticism, trade and commerce Sects, schools, regions, and dynasties: Mu'tazilis, Shi'ism, Quraysh, Mecca and Medina, Baghdad, Indonesia, Nigeria, Central Asia, Ottomans Thinkers, personalities, and statesmen: Mawardi, Shafi'I, Saladin, Tamerlane, Akbar, Atatürk, Nasser, Khomeini Contains seven historical and contemporary maps of Muslim empires, postcolonial nation-states, populations, and settlements Guides readers to further research through bibliographies, cross-references, and an index ER -