Mawlana Mawdudi and Political Islam: Authority and the Islamic state / Edition 1

by Roy Jackson

Overview

Mawlana Mawdudi was one of the most influential and important Islamic thinkers of the modern world, whose brand of political Islam has won widespread acceptance in South and South East Asia as well as the Middle East. He was not only an Islamic scholar, but also a journalist and political activist who founded the Jama’at-i-Islami, which has subsequently influenced the development of many Islamic movements and parties throughout the Muslim world.

This book is the first to critically engage and assess his career and legacy within the wider context of political Islam. It includes coverage of his early life and influences, and examines his considerable influence in the contemporary Islamic world. The issues that were a concern for Mawdudi and continue to have resonance for our world today include such questions as the role of women in Islam, the possibilities for democracy in an Islamic state, the importance of jihad, and the moral and religious responsibility of the individual. Whilst focus is on Mawdudi’s life and writings, this is placed within the wider context of topical, often contentious, Islamic thought.

Providing an up-to-date and detailed critical study of Mawlana Mawdudi and many issues surrounding political Islam both in his time and today, this book will be an important text for scholars of Islamic Studies, Political Science and Philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415474115
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/23/2010
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Roy Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Gloucestershire with a research interest in the interaction between religion, ethics, and philosophy, with particular emphasis on Islam. He is the author of Fifty Key Figures in Islam (2006), and Nietzsche and Islam (2007), both published by Routledge.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Life and Times of Mawdudi 1. A Noble Lineage. 1903-1919 2. ‘A hidden power within me’, 1920-1930 3. Crisis of the Spirit, 1930-1939 4. The Birth of a New Party, 1940-1947 5. The Pakistan Years, 1947-1979 Part 2: Mawdudi and Political Islam 6. The Need for ‘Intellectual Independence’ 7. The Salafiyyah 8. Mawdudi’s Paradigms: The Four Sources of His Islamic Constitution 9. Theo-Democracy (or Divine Government?) 10. Jihad and the Permanent Revolution 11. Mawdudi’s Legacy