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 | | Hierarchy and Egalitarianism in Islamic Thought (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization) by Louise Marlow ISBN-10: 9780521564304 ISBN-10: 0-521-56430-1 ISBN-13: 9780521564304 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-56430-4 Hardcover 1997-01-28 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description By analyzing a wide range of Arab and Persian literature, Louise Marlow demonstrates that Islam's initial orientation was markedly egalitarian, but the social aspect of this egalitarianism was soon undermined in the aftermath of Islam's political success. Although the memory of its early promise never entirely receded, social egalitarianism was soon associated with political subversion. The originality and chronological scope of Louise Marlow's book will ensure a wide readership of Islamic historians and of scholars assessing the impact of the recent Islamic revival. | ||
Book Description By analysing a wide range of Arab and Persian literature, Louise Marlow demonstrates that Islam's initial orientation was markedly egalitarian, but the social aspect of this egalitarianism was soon undermined in the aftermath of Islam's political success. Although the memory of its early promise never entirely receded, social egalitariansim was soon associated with political subversion. The originality and chronological scope of Louise Marlow's book will ensure a wide readership of Islamic historians and of scholars assessing the impact of the recent Islamic revival. | ||