Enayat describes and interprets some of the major Islamic political ideas, examining the differences between the two main schools in Islam - Shi'ism and Sunnism. The concept of the Islamic state, and the Muslim response to the challenge of modern ideologies, are also covered.
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Review:
"This title will for long remain a classic and redoubtable piece of scholarship...an essential reading for all those interested in an "insider's" analysis of the Islamic political thought and indeed for all students of political history." - Amidu Olalekan Sanni, "Journal of Oriental and African Studies"
About the Author:
Hamid Enayat was Reader in Modern Middle Eastern History at Oxford University and Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford. Prior to his death in 1980 he was also Professor of Political Science at Tehran University where he chaired the Department of Politics.
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- PublisherUniv of Texas Pr
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0292750706
- ISBN 13 9780292750708
- BindingPaperback
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