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



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Autore: Naʻīm ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad <1946-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Islam and the secular state [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating the future of Shariʻa / / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-03376-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455214303321
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