{"product_id":"islam-as-power-bianka-speidl-9780367558574","title":"Islam as Power: Shi\u0026#8219;i Revivalism in the Oeuvre of Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eby Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935-2010), this case study analyses the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esystemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralising\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIslamised power. The volume also offers a quick overview of how the concept was\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eunderstood and articulated by other Shi‛ite jurists such as Ayatollah Khomeini.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Fadlallah's oeuvre, in particular his seminal book \u003ci\u003eIslam and the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogic of Power [ \u003ci\u003eal-Islam wa-mantiq al-quwwa \u003c\/i\u003e], this book focuses on the narrative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eitself, which played a central role in the radical transformation that occurred in the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShi‛te concept of empowerment and its recognition as a necessity. The analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Fadlallah's conceptualisation and argumentation illustrates the mechanism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof sacralising righteous power as well as the means of gaining it. Fadlallah\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ereinterpreted Shi‛sm as a project of empowerment to initiate and sustain an\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"impulse of power\" amongst the Lebanese Shi‛tes in the most critical moment of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003emodern Lebanese history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with the concept of power in Shi‛te political thought from a theoretical\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eperspective, the study has an innovative approach that offers an insight into\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehow the transformative narrative is constructed and what makes it convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShedding light on the content and logical structure of Fadlallah's argumentation, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethis volume will be of interest to scholars and students researching contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epolitics, Islam, and the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bianka Speidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367558572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367558574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d","brand":"Bianka Speidl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122829422847,"sku":"9780367558574","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efebd1e0-a206-4f62-9c72-d97fb910527f.jpg?v=1687427397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/islam-as-power-bianka-speidl-9780367558574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}