ʻAzīz ʻAẓmah

ʿAzīz al- ʿAẓmaẗ

Al-Azmeh traces how political Islam breaks with core elements of the Muslim tradition and, at the same time, roots many of its concepts in European reactionary and romantic thought. Surveying both its social origins end its intellectual genealogy, he rethinks the relationship between Islam end the West, uncovering a rich actual history of interaction. This second edition, enriched by three new essays, wlll challenge the cliches of crusaders and fanatics on both sides and help to dispel the ignorance which breeds such fear and distrust.

Islams and Modernities

Artikler, skrevet af forskellige forfattere, omkring ytringsfrihed og de religiøse instansers indflydelse og cencur af visse værker, bl.a. af Mahfuz, Salman Rushdie og om faren ved at give efter for det religiøse pres

مواجهة السيف والقلم

العنف الاصولي

Aziz Al-Azmeh

ʿAzīz ʿAẓma

This study outlines the main features of the theory and practice of political power in Muslim polities in the Middle Ages against the background of Near Eastern traditions of kingship, particularly Hellenistic, Persian, and Byzantine. The early Arab-Muslim polity is treated as an integral part of late Antiquity and the book explores the way in which older traditions were transposed into Islamic form and given specifically Islamic textual sanction.

ʻAzīz ʻAẓmah

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