Islam and the secular state [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating the future of Shariʻa / / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim
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Naʻīm ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad <1946->
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| Titolo: |
Islam and the secular state [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating the future of Shariʻa / / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 0-674-03376-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455214303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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