Slavery, the State, and Islam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521119627)

Slavery, the State, and Islam looks at slavery as the foundation of power and the state in the Muslim world. Closely examining major theological and literary Islamic texts, it challenges traditional approaches to the subject. Servitude was a foundation for the construction of the new state on the Arabian peninsula. It constituted the essence of a relationship of authority as found in the Koran. The dominant stereotypes and traditions of equality as promoted by Islam, of its leniency toward slaves, is questioned. This original, pioneering book overturns the mythical view of caliphal power in Islam. It examines authority as it functions in the Arab world today and helps to explain the difficulty of attempting to instill freedom and democracy there.

Author: Mohammed Ennaji
ISBN-10: 0521119626
ISBN-13: 9780521119627
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2013
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.80d