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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778539803321

Autore

Naʻīm ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad <1946->

Titolo

Islam and the secular state [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating the future of Shariʻa / / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-03376-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

297.2/72

Soggetti

Islam and secularism

Islam and state

Islamic law

Religious pluralism - Islam

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. 295-309) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Why Muslims Need a Secular State -- 2. Islam, the State, and Politics in Historical Perspective -- 3. Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship -- 4. India: State Secularism and Communal Violence -- 5. Turkey: Contradictions of Authoritarian Secularism -- 6. Indonesia: Realities of Diversity and Prospects of Pluralism -- 7. Conclusion: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

What should be the place of Shari'a - Islamic religious law - in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.