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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158992403321

Autore

Brown Nathan J.

Titolo

Arguing Islam after the revival of Arab politics / / Nathan J. Brown [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-061944-9

0-19-061943-0

0-19-061945-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

322.109174927

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Arab countries

Arab countries Politics and government 20th century

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Publicity, religion, and the revival of politics -- Understanding the revival of politics -- Religion in public -- A republic of arguments -- The music (and din) of the spheres -- Can be heard when worlds collide -- Charting the Islamic way :  a guide for the perplexed -- Does arguing matter? -- Arab constitutions, the many voices of the public, and the word of the one god -- The public politics of the private realm -- Arguing about the children; arguing in front of them -- Politics and policy; affect and effect.

Sommario/riassunto

'Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Politics' analyzes the politics of religion in the Arab world after the emergence of new public spheres over the past few decades. The work examines those spheres as they really are, not measuring them against any ideal of democratic deliberation.