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Islam and the secular state : negotiating the future of Shariʻa /

What should be the place of shari'a--Islamic religious law--in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationsh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Naʻīm, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : why Muslims need a secular state
  • Islam, the state, and politics in historical perspective
  • Constitutionalism, human rights, and citizenship
  • India : state secularism and communal violence
  • Turkey : contradictions of authoritarian secularism
  • Indonesia : realities of diversity and prospects of pluralism
  • Conclusion : negotiating the future of Shariʻa.