Islam and peacemaking in the Middle East /

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Authors explore how and to what degree differences in the interpretation of Islam affect the ways in which peace is sought in the contemporary Middle East. Regional trends and case studies are analyzed. Various Islamic ideas of peace and their bearing on difficult ethnic, nationalist, and civic conf...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Funk, Nathan C.
Other Authors: Said, Abdul Aziz
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Peace > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islam > Relations.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
Interfaith relations
Islam
Peace > Religious aspects > Islam
Politics and government
Friedensbemühung
Fredsarbete > religiösa aspekter > islam.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Moyen-Orient > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Middle East
Naher Osten
Mellanöstern > politik och förvaltning.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The context : transformations in Islamic-Western relations
  • The need for a new story
  • Religious resources for peacemaking : engaging Islam
  • Islamic peace paradigms
  • Peace through coercion : the problem of force in Islamic politics
  • Peace through equity : Islamic perspectives on a just and cooperative world order
  • Peace through conciliation : forms of Islamic conflict resolution
  • Peace through nonviolence : a paradigm of peaceful striving
  • Peace through universalism : Islamic spirituality and the culture of peace
  • Recommendations
  • Preparing for peace
  • An agenda for Islamic-Western cooperation.

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