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Slavery, the State, and Islam
Mohammed Ennaji
出版Cambridge University Press, 2013-04-22
主題History / Middle East / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheoryReligion / Islam / GeneralSocial Science / Islamic StudiesSocial Science / Slavery
ISBN05211196269780521119627
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8zesirKffoEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.