TY - BOOK AU - An-Na'im,Abdullahi Ahmed TI - Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a SN - 9780674033764 AV - BP190 U1 - 297.272 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3300143 ER -