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

• Autore: Naʻīm ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.2/72
• Soggetto topico: Islam and secularism; Islam and state; Islamic law; Religious pluralism - Islam
• Persona (resp. second.): NaʻīmʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Islam and the secular state
• ISBN: 0-674-03376-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778539803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II