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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457851403321

Titolo

Debating moderate Islam [[electronic resource] ] : the geopolitics of Islam and the West / / edited by M.A. Muqtedar Khan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2007

ISBN

1-60781-960-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

KhanM. A. Muqtedar

Disciplina

320.5/57

Soggetti

Islam and world politics

Islam - 21st century

Islamic renewal

Religious pluralism - Islam

Electronic books.

Islamic countries Relations Europe

Europe Relations Islamic countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Debating Moderate Islam""; ""2. Power or Ideology: What Islamists Choose Will Determine Their Future""; ""3. Moderate Muslims: A Mainstream of Modernists, Islamists, Conservatives, and Traditionalists""; ""4. Freedom and Security: Necessary Conditions for Moderation""; ""5. Moderate Islam: A Product of American Extremism""; ""6. Islamic Democracy and Moderate Muslims: The Straight Path Runs through the Middle""; ""7. Blaming the United States, Israel, or Capitalism Is Not the Solution""

""8. The Clash of Ignorances: The War on Terror Must Not Compromise Muslim Rights""""9. The Erdogan Experiment in Turkey Is the Future""; ""10. Though Muslims Exist Today, Islam Does Not""; ""11. Moderate Muslims Are the Key to the Future of Islam and American-Muslim Relations""; ""12. In God We Trust: The Prospects for the Future of Islam and the West Are Positive""; ""13. Liberal Islam versus Moderate Islam: Elusive Moderates and the Siege Mentality""; ""14. Reflections on Ijtihad and Moderate Islam""; ""15. Culture Talk: Six Debates That Shape the Discourse on "Good" Muslims""



""16. The Transformation of a Turkish Islamic Movement: From Identity Politics to Policy""""17. Reflections on the Debate""; ""18. Defining a Moderate""; ""19. Accommodating "Moderation": A Return to Authenticityor Recourse to Heresy?""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""