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The West and Islam Religion and Political Thought in World History
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by Antony Black
Sales Rank: 1840941
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 184 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA March 15, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0199533202
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0199533206
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Description
This comparative history of political thought looks at what the Western and Islamic approaches to politics had in common and where they diverged. The book considers how various ancient and medieval thought-patterns did or did not lead to modern developments; and how sacred monarchy, the legitimacy of the state, and the role of the people were looked upon in each culture. The author focuses on the period from the rise of Islam to the European Reformation, but his analysis extends to the main genres of political thought up to the present. He argues that until the mid-eleventh century, Europe, Islam, and the Byzantine world had more in common than is commonly thought. What made the West different was the papal revolution of the late eleventh century, Europe's twelfth-century 'renaissance', and the gradual secularization of political thought which followed. At the same time, Islam, after an early blossoming, interpreted its own revelation more and more narrowly. This volume throws light on why the West and Islam each developed their own particular kind of approach to government, politics and the state, and on why these are so different.
About The Author
Antony Black is Professor Emeritus in the History of Political Thought, School of Humanities, University of Dundee.
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