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Written by prominent scholars and specialists in the field, The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics (OHIP)5 is a single volume sourcebook that provides a comprehensive analysis of “what we know and where we are in the study of political Islam,” thereby enabling scholars, students, and policymakers “to appreciate the interaction of Islam and politics and the multiple and diverse roles of Islamic movements” both regionally and globally (p.
Consisting of 418 alphabetically arranged entries/articles, writ ten by an “international team of [249] specialists,” the volume is divided and listed for easy access into five categories: (1) “Central Themes” and sources of Islamic political thought (15 entries) under the direction/editorship of Ger hard Bowering; (2) “Historical Developments, Sects and Schools, Regions and Dynasties” (108 entries), edited by Patricia Crone; (3) “Modern Concepts, Institutions, Movements, and Parties” (91 entries) under the direction/editor ship of Muhammad Qasim Zaman; (4) “Islamic Law and Traditional Islamic Societies” (106 entries) under Devin J.
” In addition, the editors have filled a gap in the literature on Islamic political thought by providing a comprehensive reference work on its core conceptions and institutions, as well as on its thinkers and movements.
Treating Islam and politics through a detailed and profound study, the two-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics (OEIP), under the chief editorship of Emad El-Din Shahin, provides an in-depth coverage of the political dimensions of both Islam and the Muslim world.