The State in Contemporary Islamic Thought
A Historical Survey of the Major Muslim Political Thinkers of the Modern Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23213534 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdelilah Belkeziz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The State in Contemporary Islamic Thought (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | I.B. Tauris (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780755608362 |
| OpenAlex | W4232161942 |
| ISBN | 9780755608362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The debates on ‘Islam and Modernity’ clearly include in their analysis notions of the State. Abdelillah Belkeziz here charts the development of the concept of ‘the state’ (al-dawlah) in Islamic discourse over the last two centuries. The result is a tour de force survey of the most influential Muslim thinkers of the modern era, which encompasses three successive waves: the modernist trends of the early and later reformers like Sayyed Jamal Eddin Al-Afghani; the dogmatism of ideologues like Hasan Al-Bana; and, the rhetoric of revivalists like the Ayatollah Khomeini. Through this analysis, Belkeziz argues that modern Islamic political thought succeeded in producing ideologies, but ultimately failed to produce a unified theory of state. This work is an essential encyclopedic resource for all scholars and researchers of Political Islam and will become a standard work in the field.
Field (mathematics) · Ideology · Islam · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |