LEADER 02783oam 2200649I 450 001 9910784088903321 005 20230617035308.0 010 $a1-134-37404-6 010 $a1-134-37405-4 010 $a0-203-34778-1 010 $a1-280-07310-1 010 $a0-203-57167-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203571675 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255522 035 $a(EBL)182605 035 $a(OCoLC)829462249 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313085 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264405 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313085 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10358172 035 $a(PQKB)10056694 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182605 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10097321 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7310 035 $a(OCoLC)56091428 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255522 100 $a20180331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe West and Islam $ewestern liberal democracy versus the system of shura /$fMishal Fahm al-Sulami 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledgeCurzon,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 225 1 $aIslamic Studies Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-44438-1 311 $a0-415-31634-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Definitions; Abbreviations and transliteration; Introduction; Historical background; The evolution of democracy; The eclectic nature of shura; Shura in the contemporary period: the case of Sudan; Comparison of Western liberal democracies and al-Turabi's shura system; The foundations of Western liberal democracy and al-Turabi's shura system; Political system divisions; Political legalisation; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas. The focus is on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy. This is the first work to provide a direct and detailed comparison between the two systems of ideas, as given expression in the concrete political systems which have emerged. 410 0$aIslamic Studies Series 606 $aIslam and state 606 $aDemocracy 615 0$aIslam and state. 615 0$aDemocracy. 676 $a320.5/5 686 $a11.84$2bcl 700 $aSulami$b Mishal Fahm$f1974,$01555283 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784088903321 996 $aThe West and Islam$93817074 997 $aUNINA