Islamic political theology Introduction 1. Alfarabis Political Theology in The Virtuous City Catarina Belo 2. Ibn Al Tiqtaqas End of History: The Just Ruler According to an Imami Shiite after the Fall of Baghdad Leonardo Capezzone 3. Political Theology of Violence: Religion and Revolution in a few Contemporary Islamic Thinkers Massimo Campanini 4. Art and Political Context in Islam: Some Methodological Issues Oliver Leaman 5. Muhammad Abduh and the Doctrine of Tawhid: From Theology to Politics Margherita Picchi 6. The Shiite Islamic Theology: The Debate Between Ruhollah Khomeini and Medhi Bazargan Pejman Abdolmohammadi 7. Critique of Islamic Political Thought in the Middle Ages: Revisiting Abdessalam Yassines Political Theory Driss Makboul 8. The Political Theology of Taha Abderrahmane: Religion Secularism and Trusteeship Mohammed Hashas 9. Rethinking Political Theology in the Islamic Context: The Case of Iran Ahmad Bostani 10. Political Theology in the 19th 21st Centuries Josep Puig Montada. This edited collection addresses the complexity of Islamic political thought and resolves some deep misconceptions surrounding crucial concepts such as din wa dawla relationships and sharia law