Islam and the Secular State : Negotiating the Future of Shari`a / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im.
An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed, author.
2010
BP190.5.S35 N35 2008eb
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Title
Islam and the Secular State : Negotiating the Future of Shari`a / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im.
Author
An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed, author.
ISBN
9780674033764
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674033764
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2008
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource (336 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674033764 doi
Call Number
BP190.5.S35 N35 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
297.2/72
Summary
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.
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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

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