Islam and the secular state : negotiating the future of Sharia / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naim, Abd Allah Ahmad, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and secularism.

Islam and state.

Islamic law.

Religious pluralism--Islam.

Religious pluralism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What should be the place of Shari'a - Islamic religious law - in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction: Why Muslims Need a Secular State

2. Islam, the State, and Politics in Historical Perspective

3. Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship

4. India: State Secularism and Communal Violence

5. Turkey: Contradictions of Authoritarian Secularism

6. Indonesia: Realities of Diversity and Prospects of Pluralism

7. Conclusion: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-309) and index.

ISBN:

9780674033764

0674033760

OCLC:

842661912