Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice

Said, Abdul Aziz/ Funk, Nathan C. (Editor)/ Kadayifci, Ayse S. (Editor)/ Said, Abdul Aziz (Editor)/ Funk, Nathan C./ Kadayifci, Ayse S.

ISBN 10: 076182006X / ISBN 13: 9780761820062

Published by Univ Pr of Amer, 2001

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312 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam: Precept and Practice
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Amer
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076182006X
• ISBN 13: 9780761820062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.61 kilograms

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Synopsis

Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam steps beyond the limitations of the traditional scholarly framework used to evaluate the politics of Islamic societies, and assembles a selection from the best available English-language writings on a matter of central importance in Islamic precepts: peace (salam) and conflict resolution. The writings present diverse Muslim views on the nature of peace and the processes of conflict resolution, giving expression to a range of syntheses or "paradigms" of Islamic precept and practice, including power politics, world order, nonviolence, and transformation of consciousness and character (Sufism). Attention is given to both the diversity and the underlying points of unity among Islamic perspectives on peace, which accentuate, variously, an absence of war, a presence of justice, and ecological harmony.

About the Author

Abdul Aziz Said is Professor of International Relations at The American University, Washington, D.C.