Prophecy and Power: Violence and Islam II Adonis Hardback Polity Press

Prophecy and Power: Violence and Islam II\nby Adonis\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Adonis\nTitle: Prophecy and Power: Violence and Islam II\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Religion and beliefs\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2021\nISBN-13: 9781509542147\nISBN-10: 1509542140\nRRP: \u00A350.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nHeralded as the greatest living Arab poet, Syrian-born Adonis is also a staunch critic of violence and despotism in the Islamic world. In this book, he explores the nature of political power in Islam by focusing on the figure of the prophet Mohammed as both a political and a mythical leader. In conversation with Houria Abdelouahed, Adonis examines the Qur\u2019anic intervention in establishing the prophet\u2019s power, especiall.