Redefining the Muslim community : ethnicity, religion, and politics in the thought of Alfarabi /

Writing in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Baghdad, Alfarabi (870-950) is unique in the history of premodern political philosophy for his extensive discussion of the nation, or Umma in Arabic. The term Umma may be traced back to the Qur'an and signifies, then and now, both the Islamic religious...

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Main Author:	Orwin, Alexander (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Fārābī > Political and social views. Fārābī. Ummah (Islam) Islam and state. Ethnicity > Political aspects. Islamic philosophy. Philosophy, Medieval. Political and social views.