Redefining the Muslim Community: Ethnicity, Religion, and Politics in the Thought of Alfarabi
Writing in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Baghdad, Alfarabi (870-950) is unique in the history of premodern political philosophy for his extensive discussion of the nation, or Umma in Arabic. The term Umma may be traced back to the Qur'ān and signifies, then and now, both the Islamic religious...
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Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2017]
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In: | Year: 2017 |
Series/Journal: | De Gruyter eBook-Paket Sozialwissenschaften
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fārābī, Abū-Naṣr Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 873-950
/ Ummah (Religion)
/ Political philosophy
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Further subjects: | B
Ethnicity
B Middle Eastern Studies B Islamic Philosophy B Public Policy B African Studies B Philosophy, Medieval B Asian Studies B Islam and state B Philosophy B Political Science |
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