Philosophy, History and Political Thought in Islam: Essays in Memory of Massimo Campanini (Gorgias Islamic Studies)

A collection of essays in memory of Massimo Campanini, celebrating the scope of his work, approach, and methodology in his career as a researcher of Arabic-Islamic history, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic political thought. A collection of essays in memory of Massimo Campanini, celebrating the scope of his work, approach, and methodology in his career as a researcher of Arabic-Islamic history, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic political thought. Frontmatter Table of Contents Introduction. Renewing and Reviving Massimo Campanini’s Legacy: Methods, Approaches, and Perspectives Alfarabi on Form, Matter and Essence Alfarabi and Political Theology: A Contribution to the Campanini-Butterworth Debate Rāšid al-Ġannūšī’s Early Writings: The Changing Theorisation of the Opposition to Westernisation Islamic Funeral Rites during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Fatwas from Europe An Analysis of Qurʾānic Firʿawn Archetype in English-based Propaganda of Daesh: From Dabiq to Rumiyah The Ethics of Labour in the Muqaddima by Ibn Khaldūn The Foundations of Hegemony in Egypt Before and After the 2011 Revolution: Disgregazione, Organic Intellectuals, and the ‘Southern Question’ as Method What Philosophers Get Wrong About Religion Some Notes on the Relationship Between Intellectuals and Power in the Arab World: A Gramscian Reading Islamic Politics as Political Theology of the Praxis Massimo Campanini and Justice in Islam: Legal and Political Issues in Comparative Perspective Reading Sayyid Qutb in Cape Town: Traveling theory in (post)-Apartheid South Africa Physical House and Spiritual House: Kaʻba and Imam. A Note on the Siǧistānian Interpretation of ḥaǧǧ Reflections of an Early Egyptian Feminist in a Changing World: Malak Ḥifnī Nāṣif’s Positions on Women’s Wage Labour