Political Discourse of Islam

Political Discourse of Islam Book Description What does Jihad actually mean? What is the Muslim understanding of law? What is Islam's attitude towards infidels? Drawing on literary and historical sources, Bernard Lewis traces the development of Islam's political discourse from the time of the Prophet to the present day. By examining Arabic, Turkish and Persian documents, he reveals the differences between Islamic political thought and Western political theory. In addition, it sheds light on the perception, discussions and practices of politics in the Islamic world. Nowadays, it has become impossible to think of Islam separately from its political discourse, or even without its political discourse. In fact, the issues and topics put forward by Islam in the field of politics are at the forefront and under question today, perhaps more than at any other time in history. Bernard Lewis, a historian and Islamic studies expert by upbringing and profession, examines the discourse that the religion of Islam has developed in the political field in this book, which surrounds the issue very skillfully. While doing this, he uses a clear, distinct and simple style, not an academic one. Lewis's expertise in his field reveals itself once again in hundreds of works, articles and encyclopedia articles mentioned in footnotes. In The Political Discourse of Islam, Lewis subjects the elements of the political structure in the Islamic world to a sociological, linguistic, etymological, political and historical reading and discusses the foundations of this structure laid over the centuries. There is no doubt that Lewis, who points to the sources of its origin by examining the examples of the language developed by the Islamic civilization in the field of politics, compares the elements of Islamic politics with Western political theory and practice, makes this study more valuable. Political Discourse of Islam presents it in a short and concise manner. In this book, Bernard Lewis shows that he is not only a good historian, but also a skillful writer who can convey the subject he is dealing with without overwhelming it with details. (From the Promotional Bulletin)