Islam's political culture : religion and politics in predivided Pakistan / by Nasim A. Jawed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jawed, Nasim A., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and state--Pakistan.

Islam and state.

Religion and state.

Pakistan.

Islam and politics--Pakistan.

Islam and politics.

Pakistan--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Religion and state--Pakistan.

Physical Description:

xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1999.

Summary:

This book examines the political dimension of Islam in predivided Pakistan ( 1947-1971), one of the first new Muslim nations to commit itself to an Islamic political order and one in which the national debate on Islamic, political, and ideological issues has been the most persistent, focused, and rich of any dialogues in the contemporary Muslim world.

Nasim Jawed draws on the findings of a survey he conducted among two influential social groups -- the ulama (traditional religious leaders) and the modern professionals -- as well as on the writings of Muslim intellectuals. He probes the major Islamic positions on critical issues concerning national identity, the purpose of the state, the form of government, and free, socialist, and mixed economies.

This study contributes to an enhanced understanding of Islam's political culture worldwide, since the issues, positions, and arguments are often similar across the Muslim world. The empirical findings of the study not only outline the ideological backdrop of contemporary Islamic reassertion, but also reveal diversity as well as tensions within it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-285) and index.

ISBN:

0292740794

0292740808

OCLC:

40433292