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Islam, secularism, and liberal democracy : toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies / Nader Hashemi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hashemi, Nader, 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and secularism.
- Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Democracy.
- Secularism--Islamic countries.
- Secularism.
- Democracy--Islamic countries.
- Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
- Islam and politics.
- Islamic countries--Politics and government--20th century.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Islam's relationship to liberal-democratic politics has emerged as one of the most pressing and contentious issues in international affairs. Nader Hashemi challenges the widely held belief among social scientists that religious politics and liberal-democratic development are structurally incompatible. While there are certainly tensions between religion and democracy, the two are not irreconcilable. Liberal democracy requires a form of secularism to sustain itself, yet the main, political, cultural and intellectual resources that Muslim democrats can draw upon are religious. How can this para
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies: The Historical Background; 2. Dueling Scriptures: The Political Theology of John Locke and the Democratization of Muslim Societies; 3. A Concise Anatomy of Secularism: Examining Its Linkages to Liberal Democracy; 4. Secularism and Its Discontents in Muslim Societies: Indigenizing the Separation between Religion and State; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-270) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-992907-6
- 0-19-971751-6
- 9786612053634
- 1-282-05363-9
- OCLC:
- 320623425
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