Caught between city, empire, and religion: Alfarabi's concept of the Umma /

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Author / Creator:	Orwin, Alexander I., author.
Imprint:	2015. Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015
Description:	1 electronic resource (308 pages)
Language:	English
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations
Local Note:	School code: 0330
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10773072

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Other authors / contributors:	University of Chicago. degree granting institution.
ISBN:	9781321881868
Notes:	Advisors: Nathan Tarcov; Ralph Lerner Committee members: Ralph Lerner; Sari Nusseibeh; James Robinson; Nathan Tarcov. This item is not available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. This item must not be sold to any third party vendors. This item must not be added to any third party search indexes. Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-11(E), Section: A. English
Summary:	Alfarabi is one of the few philosophers in the history of political thought who treats the nation with any degree of thoroughness. He does so in large part because of the importance of the concept of the Umma, or nation, in Islamic thought. However, Alfarabi's account of the subject undermines the more conventional Muslim understanding. His discussion sheds light not only on his view of the Umma, but on his understanding of civilization, philosophy, religion, and politics as well.

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