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1st Week: Introduction:
-A survey of the course topics
-General overview of the literature on İslamic political thought-I
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One asterix * is used for required readings
Two asterix ** are used for suggested extra readings
*A brief survey of ideas on İslamic Political Thought: -Nicholas Tampo, “İslamic Political Thought,” in The Encyclopedia of Political Thought (John Wiley & Sons, 2015), (DOI: 10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0542); *Gerhard Bowering, “İntroduction” in PEİPT, p. Vİİ-XİV; **For a different (essentializing) approach to İslamic state and society: Bernard Lewis, “State and Society under İslam,” Wilson Quarterly, 13/4 (1989), p. 39-53.
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2nd Week: General overview of İslamic political thought-II, (continue with discussion of some key terms)
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*What does “İslamic” mean in İslamic Political Thought, and issue of treatment of Muslim societies as a uniform analytical unit: Marshall G. S. Hodgson, “Islamdon, Islamicate” and “The Islamic Vision in Religion and Civilization” in The Venture of Islam, Volume 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974), 57-60; 71-99; *Concerning the concept of “İmam” and related words such as “imamate”, “emiru’l-mu’minin”, “khalifah” etc.; concept of “bay’ah” (oath of allegiance” and “hakimiyye” or ‘state’ authority: In Gerhard Bowering edt. Princeton Encyclopedia of İslamic Political Thought, (Princeton University Press), for “İmamate” pages 247-250; for “bay’ah” read “oath of allegiance,” page: 401; for “hakimiyye” read “authority” pages: 50-56
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3rd Week: The Formative Period of Islamic Political Thought I
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*Fred Donner, “Muhammed and İslamic State” The Early İslamic conquest p. 51-90; *Wilferd Madelung, The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 1-56; *Marshall G. S. Hodgson, “The Early Muslim State” and “The Absolutism in Flower” in The Venture of Islam, Volume 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974), 187-230; 280-314.; *İra Lapidus, “State and Religion in İslamic Societies”, Past & Present, No. 151 (May, 1996), p. 3-27; *-Patricia Crone, Pre-İndustrial Societies, (Oxford: Blackwell Publ. 1994), p. 1-81; -Tayeb El-Hibri, “introduction” Parable and Politics in Early İslamic History, p. 1-25; Chapter 7; “From caliphate to Kingship: Umar’s Reign and Future of Changes” p.262-299.; **W. Montgomery Watt: “Part One: The Beginnings” and “Part Two: The Century of Struggle (750-850) in The Formative Period of Islamic Thought (Oxford: One World Publications, 1998), 9-250
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4th Week: The Formative Period of Islamic Political Thought II: Epistemological Base
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*Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, “Introduction” and “Islam: The Concept of Religion and the Foundation of Ethics and Morality” in The Prolegomena to the Metaphysics of Islam: An Exposition of the Fundamental Elements of the Worldview of Islam (Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC, 1995), 1-89. *Ahmet Davutoğlu, “Islamic Paradigm: Tawhid and Ontological Differentiation” in Alternative Paradigms: The Impact of Islamic and Western Weltanschauungs on Political Theory (Maryland: University Press of America, 1994), 47-86.; *For a western and Eurocentric reading of the base for İslamic political thought:
-Antony Black, “Knowledge and Power: Philosophy without the Polis” and “The Theory of the Caliphate,” in The History of İslamic Political Thought: From the Prophet to the Present, (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011), p. 57-90; **For a survey: W. Montgomery Whatt, “Part Three: The Triumph of Sunnism (850-945)” in The Formative Period of Islamic Thought (Oxford: One World Publications, 1998), 253-318.
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5th Week: The “Constitutional” (Juristic/Theological) Tradition and The Law
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*Marshall G. S. Hodgson, “The Shar’i Islamic Vision” in The Venture of Islam, Volume 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974), 315-358.
Suggested: **For a survey of idea of “Islamic state”: *Muhammad Qasım Zaman, “The Caliphs, the Ulama, and the Law: Defining the Role and Function of the Caliph in Early Abbasid Period,” İslamic Law and Society 4/1 (1997), p. *Sherman A. Jackson, “Defining the Legal Jurisdiction of the State” in İslamic Law and the State: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shiab al-Din al-Qarafi, (London: Brill, 1996) Chapter 6, page: 185-210. **-Asma Asfaruddin, “The “İslamic State”: Geneology, Facts, and Mhyts,” Journal of Church and State, 48/1 (2006), p. 153-173; For broader view of law and its highest goal:
-M. Hashim Kamali, “Law and Society: The Interplay of Revelation and Reason in the Shariah,” The Oxford History of Islam (Oxford UP:1999), 107-153
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6th Week: The authoritative figures within a frame of “constitutionalism”-I: Al-Mawardi (974-1058)
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*Andrew F. March, “constitutionalism” in PEİPT, p. 112-115; *Mehmetcan Akpınar, “Mawardi,” in PEİPT, p. 331-332; *Ann K. S. Lambton, “Al-Mawardi: Wizâra and Imâra” in State and Government in Medieval Islam: An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Political Theory-the Jurists (New York: Oxford University Press, 1981), 83-102.; *M. Qamaruddin Khan, “Al-Mawardi” in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. M. Sharif (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrossowitz, 1966), Chapter XXXVI, 717-731; **Hamilton A. R. Gibb, “Some Considerations on the Sunni Theory of the Caliphate” and “Al-Mawardi’s Theory of the Caliphate” in Studies on the Civilization of Islam, eds. Stanford J. Shaw and William R. Polk (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1982), 141-165.
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7th Week: The authoritative figures within a frame of “constitutionalism”-I: Al-Juwayni (1028-1085) and Al-Ghazali (1058-1111).
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*Ann K. S. Lambton, “Al-Juwayni and al-Ghazali: The Sultanate” in State and Government in Medieval Islam: An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Political Theory-the Jurists (New York: Oxford University Press, 1981), 103-129.; *Carole Hillenbrand, “Islamic Orthodoxy or Realpolitik? Al-Ghazali’s Views on Government”, Journal of Persian Studies, Vol.26 (1988): 81-94.; *Leonard Binder, “Al-Ghazali’s Theory of Islamic Governmnet”, The Muslim World, Vol.XIV (1955): 228-241.; *Erwin Rosenthal, “Al-Ghazali” in Political Thought in Medieval Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958), 38-43.; **For a different western perceptive:; -Antony Black, “Al-Ghazali: Mysticism and Politics,” in The History of İslamic Political Thought: From the Prophet to the Present, (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011), p. 97-110
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8th Week: Midterm Exam Week
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Prep for exam.
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Genel değerlendirme ve hazırlık
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9th Week: The authoritative figures within a frame of “constitutionalism”-III: Ibn Jamâ’a (1241-1333) and Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328)
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*Ann K. S. Lambton, “The Extinction of the Caliphate: Ibn Jamâ’a and Ibn Taymiyya” in State and Government in Medieval Islam: An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Political Theory-the Jurists (New York: Oxford University Press, 1981), 138-151.; *Banan Malkawi and Tamara Sonn, “Ibn Taymiyya on Islamic Governance” in Islam, the State, and Political Authority: Medieval Issues and Modern Concerns, ed. Asma Afsaruddin (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), 111-127.; *Qamaruddin Khan, The Political Thought of Ibn Taymiyah (Islamabad: Islamic Research Institute, 1985), 98-170.
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10th Week: The authoritative figures within the frame of Philosophical Tradition: Al-Farabi (872-950), Ibn Sina (980-1037) and Ibn Rushd (1126-1198)
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*Marshall G. S. Hodgson, “Speculation: Falsafah and Kalam” in The Venture of Islam, Volume 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974), 410-443.; *Erwin Rosenthal, “Al-Farabi: The Foundation” and “Ibn Rushd: The Consummation”in Political Thought in Medieval Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958), 122-142; 175-209.; *Massimo Campanini, “Alfarabi and the Foundation of Political Theology in Islam” in Islam, the State, and Political Authority: Medieval Issues and Modern Concerns, ed. Asma Afsaruddin (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), 35-52.; *Charles E. Butterworth, “Alfarabi’s Goal: Political Philosophy, Not Political Theology” in Islam, the State, and Political Authority: Medieval Issues and Modern Concerns, ed. Asma Afsaruddin (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), 53-74
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11th Week: The authoritative figures within the frame of the Philosophical/Ethical Tradition: Ibn Miskawayh (932-1030) and Al-Tusi (1201-1274)
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*Majid Fakhry, Ethical Theories in Islam (Leiden: Brill, 1994), 107-142.; *Abdurrahman Badawi, “Miskawayh” in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. M. Sharif (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrossowitz, 1966), 469-479.; *Bakhtiyar Hussain Siddiqi, “Nasir al-Din Tusi” in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. M. Sharif (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrossowitz, 1966), 564-580.
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12th Week: The authoritative figures within the frame of the Adab Tradition: Ibn al-Muqaffa (724-759) and Nizam al-Mulk (1018-1092)
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*Marshall G. S. Hodgson, “Adab: The Bloom of Arabic Literary Culture” in The Venture of Islam, Volume 1 (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1974), 444-472.
*Erwin Rosenthal, “The Views of Princes, Prime Ministers and Men of Letters” in Political Thought in Medieval Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958), 67-83.
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13th Week: The authoritative figures within the frame of the The Empirical Tradition: Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406)
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*Ibn Khaldun, The Muqaddimah, translated by F. Rosenthal (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980), I, 6-14, 55-68, 71-85, 249-310, 313-402; *Erwin Rosenthal, “The Theory of the Power-State: Ibn Khaldun’s Study of Civilization” in Political Thought in Medieval Islam (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958), 122-142.; *Muhammad M. Rabi’, The Political Theory of Ibn Khaldun (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1967).; *Ibn Khaldun, The Muqaddimah, II, 413-448, 89-156
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14th Week: İslamic political thought re-framed under the Ottoman historical experience
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* -Hu¨seyin Yılmaz, İntroduction” in Caliphate Redefined: the Mystical turn in Ottoman Political Thought, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018), p. 1-21; * -Ariel Salzmann, “İntroduction: Tocqueville’s Ghost,” in Tocqueville in the Ottoman Empire: Rival Paths to the Modern State, (Leiden: Brill, 2004), p. 1-30 (For an overall historical analysis of Ottoman state and society as pre-modern socio-political formation).; * -Marinos Sariyannis, “Introduction” in A History Of Ottoman Political Thought up to the Early Nineteenth Century, (Leiden: Brill, 2019), p.1-22 ; *-Özgür Kavak, Review of A History Of Ottoman Political Thought up to the Early Nineteenth Century, (Leiden: Brill, 2019), in İlahiyat Studies, 10/2 (Summer/Fall 2019), p. 267-274.; ** Rifa’at Ali Abou-El-Haj, “Fitnah, Huruc ala al-Sultan and Naihat: Political Struggle and Social Conflict in Ottoman Society-1560’s-1700’s in Varia, Turcica, 4 (1987), p. 185-191
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