Islam and Politics

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Linkage between Islam as Religion and Islamism as Political Ideology

ISBN: 3659597767
ISBN 13: 9783659597763
Autor: Kirmanj, Sherko
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Umfang: 108 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.10.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
Format: 0.7 x 22 x 15
Gewicht: 179 g
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT
Artikelnummer: 7197795 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

The relationship between Islam and politics has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and especially since the September 11 attacks. This book examines this relationship and comprises an extensive review of the main sources of Islam (Qur'an and Sunna). The principal aim is to assess arguments regarding the political nature of Islam, and it seeks to investigate whether or not Islam is inherently political. The book asserts that the Quran and the Sunna are concerned mainly with ethical and moral issues and have little to say about politics and governance. Islamists claim that most Muslim manners, values, rules and regulations are derived from Islamic scriptural sources, primarily the Quran. They use this assertion as the basis for politicizing their faith. This book examines this Islamist claim, also. The book also discusses links between the political theories and ideas of medieval and modern Islamists, showing how the latter is a continuation of the formers writings. It also shows how episodes of Islamist thought have coincided with both external conflicts with non-Muslim powers and internal ones with local regimes.

Autorenporträt

Sherko Kirmanj earned his PhD in International Studies at the University of South Australia. He is the author of Identity and Nation in Iraq (Lynne Rienner, 2013) and Politicisation of Islam (Sardam House, 2005). Kirmanj was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Uni South Australia and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Utara Malaysia.

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