Description: Islamist thinkers used to debate the doctrine of the caliphate of man, which holds that God is sovereign but has appointed the multitude of believers as His vicegerent. Andrew March argues that the doctrine underpins a democratic vision of popular rule over governments and clerics. But is this an ideal regime destined to survive only in theory?
Brief description: Andrew F. March is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. March's first book, Islam and Liberal Citizenship, won the Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion from the American Academy of Religion.
Review Quotes: March's exposition of the evolution of the high ideological politics of twentieth-century Islamism is remarkably erudite, well researched, and deftly written.--A. Azfar Moin "Journal of Law and Religion" (11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)