A political theory of Muslim democracy / Ravza Altuntaş-Ca̧kır.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altuntaş-Ca̧kır, Ravza, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies of the globalised Muslim world.

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh studies of the globalised Muslim world

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam.

Democracy.

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Ravza Altuntaş-Ca̧kır examines the ideals, institutions and processes that shape the development of a concrete Muslim-based democratic system - a form of democracy that recognises the centrality of religion in Muslim societies. Questioning the customary characterisations of Islam's compatibility with democracy, the book adopts a comparative political theory approach that initiates a dialogue between Muslim and Western political thought. It systematically studies debates concerning Muslim political thought, multiculturalism, secularism, the public sphere and constitutionalism, which enables an exploration of Muslim democracy through a political theory approach, rather than a theological one.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SELECTED GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS

SERIES EDITOR’S FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE TYPOLOGIES OF MUSLIM AND MULTICULTURAL POLITICAL THOUGHT

1 ISLAMIC DISCOURSES ON GOVERNANCE AND PLURALISM

2 MULTICULTURALIST DISCOURSES ON RELIGION AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

GENERAL CONCLUSION TO PART ONE: TYPOLOGIES OF MUSLIM AND MULTICULTURAL POLITICAL THOUGHT

PART TWO DECONSTRUCTING MUSLIM DISCOURSES ON DEMOCRACY

3 THE COMPATIBILITY-BASED ARGUMENTS

PART THREE CONCEPTUALISING MUSLIM DEMOCRACY

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE

4 PLURALIST SECULARISM

5 THE SOCIAL PUBLIC SPHERE

6 THE PLURALISING CONSTITUTION

GENERAL CONCLUSION TO PART THREE: THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF MUSLIM DEMOCRACY

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).

ISBN:

1-3995-1333-8

1-4744-7955-3

1-4744-7954-5

OCLC:

1303890662