{"product_id":"islam-as-power-1","title":"Islam as Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935–2010), this case study analyses the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIslamised power. The volume also offers a quick overview of how the concept was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstood and articulated by other Shi‛ite jurists such as Ayatollah Khomeini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining Fadlallah’s oeuvre, in particular his seminal book \u003ci\u003eIslam and the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLogic of Power [ \u003ci\u003eal-Islam wa-mantiq al-quwwa \u003c\/i\u003e], this book focuses on the narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eitself, which played a central role in the radical transformation that occurred in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShi‛te concept of empowerment and its recognition as a necessity. The analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Fadlallah’s conceptualisation and argumentation illustrates the mechanism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof sacralising righteous power as well as the means of gaining it. Fadlallah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereinterpreted Shi‛sm as a project of empowerment to initiate and sustain an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“impulse of power” amongst the Lebanese Shi‛tes in the most critical moment of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emodern Lebanese history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDealing with the concept of power in Shi‛te political thought from a theoretical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperspective, the study has an innovative approach that offers an insight into\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow the transformative narrative is constructed and what makes it convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding light on the content and logical structure of Fadlallah’s argumentation,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis volume will be of interest to scholars and students researching contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitics, Islam, and the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233009455448,"sku":"9780367558550","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367558550.jpg?v=1769679943","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/islam-as-power-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}