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Political Theology and Islam : From the Birth of Empire to the Modern State
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Political Theology and Islam : From the Birth of Empire to the Modern State / Paul L. Heck.
ISBN
9780268207373
9780268207359
9780268207342
Publication
Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2023]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2024
Copyright Notice Date
©[2023]
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Language
English
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January 17, 2024
Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Part One: The Study of Politics in Islam
Chapter 1. A Moral History
Chapter 2. Political Theology Revisited
Part Two: The Age of the Umayyads
Chapter 3. Righteous Dominion
Chapter 4. Imperial Blessing and Prophetic Righteousness
Part Three: The Age of the Abbasids
Chapter 5. Leading by Certainty
Chapter 6. The Politics of Certainty
Part Four: The Age of the Seljuqs
Chapter 7. The Sovereign Bodies of Kings and Scholars
Chapter 8. The Sovereign Bodies of Saints
Part Five: The Age of Postcolonial Rule
Chapter 9. Liberty as the Order of Islam
Chapter 10. The Struggle for Democratic Culture
Conclusion: Politics in Islam Revisited
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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