Islamic leviathan : Islam and the making of state power /

Nasr argues that Islamist activism is only one facet of the Islamisation of politics, and that in fact the turn to Islam is part of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Religion and global politics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Nasr argues that Islamist activism is only one facet of the Islamisation of politics, and that in fact the turn to Islam is part of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 231 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index.
ISBN:1423762142
9781423762140
9780199833931
0199833931