Cargando…

Iraq, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World.

Iraq, democracy and Islam are powerful global forces which shape not only many aspects of the lives of Muslims, but the lives of other citizens of the world as well. This book explores many of the challenging questions posed by the interconnections between these three forces, concentrating on issues...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Paya, Ali
Otros Autores: Esposito, John L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Iraq; 1 Religion, sect, ethnicity and tribe: The uncertainties of identity politics in the new society; 2 Lessons from Iraq; 3 Kurdistan: Democracy and the future of Iraq; 4 Forging a third way: Sistani's marja'iyya between quietism and wilayat al-faqih; Part II: Democracy; 5 Humble democracy?: On the need for new thinking about an aging ideal; 6 Islamic democracy: A valid concept or an oxymoron?; 7 Promoting democracy; 8 The democratic freedom deficit in the Middle East.
  • Part III: The future of the Muslim world9 Muslim world, historical perspectives and modern political discourses; 10 The saga of Islam and democracy in the Middle East; 11 Islam's future imperfect: Fighting over camels at the end of history; 12 Triumph through destabilization: The future of political Islam; 13 Reason and revelation in Islamic political ethics; Index.