Islamic political thought : the basic concepts / W. Montgomery Watt
1968, 1st edition. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's signature onm prelims. Item #445456
Physical description; xi, 186 pages ; 21 cm. Contents; Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: The Islamic State under Muhammad -- 1. Muhammad's political achievements -- 2. The Constitution of Medina -- 3. The pre-Islamic tribe and the Medinan state -- 4. The nature of the community -- 5. The Jihad or 'holy war' -- CHAPTER TWO: Muhammad as Head of State -- 1. Muhammad's position under the Constitution -- 2. Muhammad's position in the later Medinan period -- 3. The political relevance of religion -- CHAPTER THREE: The Early Caliphate -- 1. The situation at Muhammad's death -- 2. The succession to the caliphate -- 3. The nature of the caliphate -- 4. The first appearance of Shiite ideas -- CHAPTER FOUR: The Organization of Empire -- 1. The Muslims as a military elite -- 2. The 'protected minorities' -- 3. Provincial administration -- CHAPTER FIVE: Membership of the Community -- 1. The Kharijite movement -- 2. The wider community of true believers -- 3. The conditions of membership of the community -- CHAPTER SIX: The Religious Institution -- 1. The formation of the religious institution -- 2. The formation of the Islamic world-view -- 3. The religious institution and the rulers -- CHAPTER SEVEN: The Form of the Political Struggle -- 1.. The Persian imperial tradition -- 2. The power struggle under the first Abbasids -- 3. The intellectual form of the struggle -- CHAPTER EIGHT: The Community as Bearer of Values -- 1. The nature and purpose of the community -- 2. Ideals and laws -- 3. The community and the individual -- CHAPTER NINE: War-lords and Political Theorists -- 1. The emergence of the war-lords -- 2. The political theorists Appended note: A preliminary list of political theorists -- 3. The caliphate after 1258 -- CHAPTER TEN: The Development of Shiite Islam -- 1. 'Moderate' Sh ism and the Imamite party -- 2. Revolutionary or `Sevener' Sh ism -- 3. Zaydite Sh ism -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Epilogue: Islam in Contemporary Politics -- 1. Islam and occidental political ideas -- (a) Nationalism -- (b) Democracy, totalitarianism, and socialism -- 2. Actualizing possibilities of adaptation -- APPENDIX: The Constitution of Medina -- NOTES -- INDEX / Peter McIntyre. Subjects; Political science Islamic Empire History. Political science - Islamic Empire - History. Islamic Empire - Politics and government. Political science Islamic Empire History. Islam Political aspects.
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