The Political Language of Islam

The Political Language of Islam (1988) by Bernard Lewis is a work in the contemporary, scholarly understanding of the relationship between Islam and politics and in the contemporary, scholarly understanding of the political realities of predominantly Muslim countries and, to a lesser extent, of countries with large Muslim communities.^[1]^[2]

Classic Islamic thought recognized no separation between church and state.^[3] According to Lewis, the idea of the secular only began to enter the political thought of Muslim countries and communities in the 19th century.^[3]

References

^ Ajami, Fouad (3 May 1991). "Desert Storm and Then What? A Reader's Guide". New York Times.
^ Kramer, Martin. “Review of Bernard Lewis, The Political Language of Islam.” Middle East Review 21, no. 3 (1989): 63-64.
^ ^a ^b Gross, John (8 July 1988). "Political Language of Islam". New York Times.

[Storm-1] Ajami, Fouad (3 May 1991). "Desert Storm and Then What? A Reader's Guide". New York Times.

[2] Kramer, Martin. “Review of Bernard Lewis, The Political Language of Islam.” Middle East Review 21, no. 3 (1989): 63-64.

[Times-3] Gross, John (8 July 1988). "Political Language of Islam". New York Times.

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