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Islam and the Political : Theory, Governance and International Relations.

Sabet, Amr G. E.

Islam and the Political : Theory, Governance and International Relations. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (320 pages) - Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons Series . - Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Religion, Politics, and Social Change: A Theoretical Framework -- Islam and the Appropriation of Modernity -- Wilayat al-Faqih: An Islamic Theory of Elite Hegemony or, Assabiyyat al- Khawass1 -- The Islamic Paradigm of Nations: Toward a Neoclassical Approach -- Islam, Iran, and Western Discourse: Behind the Democratic Veil -- Liberalism and the Contestation of Islamic Sovereignty1 -- Human Rights: A Double Discourse of Power -- Interview -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity, and encouraging an open dialogue between them.

9781849643818


Islam and state.
Islam and politics.
Islamic countries -- Politics and government.


Electronic books.

BP173.6 -- .S22 2008eb

320.557

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