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Islam and the Secular State : Negotiating the Future of Shari`a.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (337 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674033764
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islam and the Secular StateDDC classification:
  • 297.272
LOC classification:
  • BP190
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Muslims Need a Secular State -- Chapter 2. Islam, the State, and Politics in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 3. Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship -- Chapter 4. India: State Secularism and Communal Violence -- Chapter 5. Turkey: Contradictions of Authoritarian Secularism -- Chapter 6. Indonesia: Realities of Diversity and Prospects of Pluralism -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Negotiating the Future of ShariÀa -- References -- Index.
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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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Muslims Need a Secular State -- Chapter 2. Islam, the State, and Politics in Historical Perspective -- Chapter 3. Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship -- Chapter 4. India: State Secularism and Communal Violence -- Chapter 5. Turkey: Contradictions of Authoritarian Secularism -- Chapter 6. Indonesia: Realities of Diversity and Prospects of Pluralism -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Negotiating the Future of ShariÀa -- References -- Index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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