Islam and the Secular State : : Negotiating the Future of Shari`a / / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im.
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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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