Leo Strauss and Islamic Political Thought

Rasoul Namazi

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Cambridge University Press
09 November 2023

Social & political philosophy; Islam; Political science & theory

In this book, Rasoul Namazi offers the first in-depth study of Leo Strauss' writings on Islamic political thought, a topic that interested Strauss over the course of his career. Namazi's volume focuses on several important studies by Strauss on Islamic thought. He critically analyzes Strauss's notes on Averroes' commentary on Plato's Republic and also proposes an interpretation of Strauss' theologico-political notes on the Arabian Nights. Namazi also interprets Strauss' essay on Alfarabi's enigmatic treatise, The Philosophy of Plato and provides a detailed commentary on his complex essay devoted to Alfarabi's summary of Plato's Laws. Based on previously unpublished material from Strauss' papers, Namazi's volume provides new insights into Strauss' reflections on religion, philosophy, and politics, and their relationship to wisdom, persecution, divine law, and unbelief in the works of key Muslim thinkers. His work presents Strauss as one of the most innovative historians and scholars of Islamic thought of all time.

By: Rasoul Namazi
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 477g
ISBN: 9781009101936
ISBN 10: 1009101935
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 09 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rasoul Namazi is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Duke Kunshan University in China. A laureate of Prix Raymond Aron, he has held fellowships from Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago and the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. He is the author of articles and chapters on Islamic and Western political thought published in Journal of Religion, Perspectives on Political Science, American Political Thought, Iranian Studies, Interpretation, Review of Politics, Renaissance & Reformation, and Eurorient as well as in collected volumes.