Hierarchy and Egalitarianism in Islamic Thought

Name: Hierarchy and Egalitarianism in Islamic Thought
Author: Louise Marlow

Gebonden Engels 1997 1e druk 9780521564304

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By examining a wide range of Arabic and Persian literature from the eighth to the thirteenth century, Louise Marlow shows the tension that existed between the traditional egalitarian ideal of early Islam, and the hierarchical impulses of the classical period. The literature demonstrates that while Islam's initial orientation was markedly egalitarian, the social aspect of this egalitarianism was soon undermined in the aftermath of Islam's political success, and as hierarchical social ideas from older cultures in the Middle East were incorporated into the new polity. Although the memory of its early promise never entirely receded, social egalitarianism quickly came to be associated with political subversion.

This 1997 book will be of use to a wide readership of Islamic historians and of scholars assessing the impact of the modern Islamic revival.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780521564304

Trefwoorden:islam

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:gebonden

Aantal pagina's:216

Uitgever:Cambridge University Press

Druk:1

Verschijningsdatum:9-1-1997

Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij

Serie:Cambridge Studies in

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Introduction; Part I. Sources for Islamic Social Ideals: 1. Egalitarianism and the growth of a pious opposition; 2. The Muslim reception of Greek ideas; 3. The Muslim reception of Iranian social models; Part II. THE TAMING OF ISLAMIC EGALITARIANISM: 4. The disassociation of egalitarianism and opposition; 5. The didactic literature of the courts; 6. Rationalisations of inequalities; 7. Hierarchies of occupations; Conclusion.