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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Naʻīm, ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Islam and secularism.
Islam and state.
Islamic law.
Religious pluralism > Islam.
Islam et laïcité.
Islam et État.
Droit islamique.
Pluralisme religieux > Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Kommunalismus
Recht
Islam
Säkularismus
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.

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