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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465264003321

Autore

Hashemi Nader <1966->

Titolo

Islam, secularism, and liberal democracy [[electronic resource] ] : toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies / / Nader Hashemi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-992907-6

0-19-971751-6

9786612053634

1-282-05363-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

297.2

Soggetti

Islam and secularism

Democracy - Religious aspects - Islam

Secularism - Islamic countries

Democracy - Islamic countries

Islam and politics - Islamic countries

Electronic books.

Islamic countries Politics and government 20th century

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 (p. [237]-270) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies: The Historical Background; 2. Dueling Scriptures: The Political Theology of John Locke and the Democratization of Muslim Societies; 3. A Concise Anatomy of Secularism: Examining Its Linkages to Liberal Democracy; 4. Secularism and Its Discontents in Muslim Societies: Indigenizing the Separation between Religion and State; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Islam's relationship to liberal-democratic politics has emerged as one of the most pressing and contentious issues in international affairs. Nader Hashemi challenges the widely held belief among social scientists that religious politics and liberal-democratic development are structurally incompatible. While there are certainly tensions between



religion and democracy, the two are not irreconcilable.   Liberal democracy requires a form of secularism to sustain itself, yet the main, political, cultural and intellectual resources that Muslim democrats can draw upon are religious. How can this para