{"product_id":"key-islamic-political-thinkers-9780190900359","title":"Key Islamic Political Thinkers","description":"Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies. In countries throughout the world, individuals and movements have attempted to reconstruct the political, economic, and social dimensions of their societies along Islamic lines, taking different approaches to the shari a and to the questions of whether and how to establish an Islamic state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eKey Islamic Political Thinkers\u003c\/em\u003e offers an examination of some of the leading intellectuals behind the resurgence of political Islam. The essays in this volume cover a selection of thinkers that is representative of the main strands of contemporary Muslim political thought. It starts with the forefathers of contemporary political Islam, Hasan al-Banna and Abu al A la al-Mawdudi, analyzes the revolutionary ideas of Sayyid Qutb, Ali Shari ati, and Ayatollah Khomeini, and ends with the \"intellectuals\" of political Islam, Hassan al-Turabi, Rashid al-Ghannoushi, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Muhammad Khatami, and Abdolkarim Soroush, who exemplify the diversity and complexity of contemporary Muslim political discourse. This volume provides a valuable guide to the most important intellectual architects of the Islamic revival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Esposito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190900359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn L. Esposito \u003c\/strong\u003eis University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of more than 45 books, including \u003cem\u003eWhat Everyone Needs to Know About Islam\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Future of Islam\u003c\/em\u003e and is Editor in Chief of \u003cem\u003eOxford Islamic Studies Online\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmad El-Din Shahin \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Dean of the College of Islamic Studies, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation and a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331866099827,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":69.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6cdbe53e-aa99-4a0e-bac0-36f40a94e38e.jpg?v=1754656241","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/key-islamic-political-thinkers-9780190900359","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}