Foreword Preface Chapter One: Redrawing the Map of Political Thought in an Islamist Era Chapter Two: Governmentality in the Balance of Gnosticism Introduction On Management and Leadership On Leadership and Constructive Gnosis Fundamental Obligation of Government Leadership and Society Governing and Alienation Management's Fundamental Obligation The intelligible life and equal rights Chapter Three: Religion, Politics and Other Sagas Introduction Politics: A Conceptual Makeover Religion: Emancipative or Oppressive Factor? Political Gnosticism or Mystical Politics Power and its functions Manifestations of Authority Religion and its Janus-Face Chapter Four: Social Life Redesigned Introduction Types of Politics Political Islam Eurocentrism and Politics in a critical balance Absence of Politics in the Empire of Islam Designing of Social Life Intelligible Freedom Chapter Five: Revisiting the Principle of Divine Authority Introduction Politics and the Sunnite Interpretation Sovereignty in Islam Revisiting the Principle of Divine Authority Epilogue Bibliography Index.