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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255335503321

Autore

Askari Hossein

Titolo

Islamicity Indices : The Seed for Change / / by Hossein Askari, Hossein Mohammadkhan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137587749

1137587741

9781137587718

1137587717

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Political Economy of Islam, , 2945-6487

Disciplina

306.6/97

Soggetti

Islam

International organization

International relations

Ethnology - Middle East

Culture

Political science

International economic relations

International Organization

International Relations

Middle Eastern Culture

Political Science

International Political Economy'

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fundamental Islamic Teachings -- 3 The Indices and Their Formulation -- 4 The Results-Islamicity Rankings of All Countries -- 5 The Seed for Change in Muslim Countries and in Their International Relations -- 6 Concluding Comments -- Appendix 1: Islamicity Indices for Muslim Countries -- Appendix 2: Indicators and



Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The extent of Islamicity, or what Islam demands, is measured to confirm that self-declared Muslim countries have not adopted foundational Islamic teachings for rule-compliant Muslim communities. Western countries, on the other hand, are demonstrated to have better implemented fundamental Islamic teachings for a thriving society.