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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- A Note on Citations and Abbreviations vii
- Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation) 1
- Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule 15
- Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma 45
- Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence 66
- Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma 86
- Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam 113
- Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma 136
- Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War 174
- Conclusion. The Intermediate Association 201
- Notes 207
- Works Cited 233
- Index of Proper Names 243
- Index of Subjects 246
- Acknowledgments 249
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- A Note on Citations and Abbreviations vii
- Introduction. Alfarabi and the Question of the Umma (Nation) 1
- Chapter 1. The Nation in Plato and Aristotle: An Obstacle to Virtuous Rule 15
- Chapter 2. From Speechlessness to Civilization: The Evolution of the Umma 45
- Chapter 3. Philosophy and the Umma: An Uneasy Coexistence 66
- Chapter 4. Another Kind of Umma: The Origin of the Islamic Umma 86
- Chapter 5. The Mission of the Virtuous Umma: Ethnic Accommodation Within Islam 113
- Chapter 6. Between City and Empire: The Political Significance of the Umma 136
- Chapter 7. The Umma Among the Ignorant Associations: Nationalism and the Threat of War 174
- Conclusion. The Intermediate Association 201
- Notes 207
- Works Cited 233
- Index of Proper Names 243
- Index of Subjects 246
- Acknowledgments 249