Iraq, democracy and the future of the muslim world / / edited by Ali Paya and John Esposito

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.9567
• Soggetto topico: Democratization - Iraq; Muslims - Iraq - Politics and government; Islam and politics - Iraq; Islam and culture - Iraq
• Soggetto geografico: Iraq Politics and government
• Altri autori: EspositoJohn L Paya'Ali
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Iraq; 1 Religion, sect, ethnicity and tribe: The uncertainties of identity politics in the new society; 2 Lessons from Iraq; 3 Kurdistan: Democracy and the future of Iraq; 4 Forging a third way: Sistani's marja'iyya between quietism and wilayat al-faqih; Part II: Democracy; 5 Humble democracy?: On the need for new thinking about an aging ideal; 6 Islamic democracy: A valid concept or an oxymoron?; 7 Promoting democracy; 8 The democratic freedom deficit in the Middle East ; Part III: The future of the Muslim world9 Muslim world, historical perspectives and modern political discourses; 10 The saga of Islam and democracy in the Middle East; 11 Islam's future imperfect: Fighting over camels at the end of history; 12 Triumph through destabilization: The future of political Islam; 13 Reason and revelation in Islamic political ethics; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Iraq, democracy and Islam are powerful global forces which shape not only many aspects of the lives of Muslims, but the lives of other citizens of the world as well. This book explores many of the challenging questions posed by the interconnections between these three forces, concentrating on issues which have global significance and which have been less studied up until now. It contains contributions from many of the leading thinkers and academics from this subject area, including the former President of Iran, Seyyed Mohammad Khatami.Topics such as the compatibility of Islam and dem
• Titolo autorizzato: Iraq, democracy and the future of the muslim world
• ISBN: 1-136-95091-5; 1-136-95092-3; 1-282-65624-4; 9786612656248; 0-203-84880-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784953003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; ; 18.