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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2008.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.