One of the most dynamic aspects of the Islamic revival has been the rethinking of Islamic political thought. A broad range of actors, ideas and ideologies characterize the debate on how Islamic ethics and law should be manifested in modern institutions. Yet this aspect of the "return to Islam" has been neglected by policymakers, the media and even many scholars, who equate "political Islam" with merely one strand, labelled "Islamic fundamentalism". Bringing together ten essays from six volumes of the "Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics", this book gives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. The authors explore the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism and war and peace. They consider questions of diversity, discussing, among other subjects, Islamic regimes' policies regarding women and religious minorities. The chapters on war and peace take up such issues as the Islamic ethics of jihad, examining both the legitimate conditions for the declaration of war and the proper conduct of war. In their discussions, the contributors analyse the works of classical writers as well as the full range of modern reinterpretations. But beyond these analy