The Challenge of Pluralism : : Paradigms from Muslim Contexts / / Abdou Filali-Ansary, Sikeena Karmali Ahmed.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Filali-Ansary, Abdou,; Karmali Ahmed, Sikeena,
• MitwirkendeR: Bilgrami, Akeel,; Daher, Adel,; Filali-Ansary, Abdou,; Mohsin, Amena,; Yalman, Nur,; Zubaida, Sami,; al-Azmeh, Aziz,; al-Sayyid, Ridwan,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts : EMC
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 p.)

Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748639694);Current popular and academic discussions tend to make certain assumptions regarding Islam and its lack of compatibility with notions of pluralism. Some noted liberal thinkers have even argued that pluralism itself is inherently antithetical to Islam. This volume intends to address these assumptions by bringing clarity to some of its key suppositions and conjectures. It seeks to go beyond the parameters of political correctness by engaging in a dialogue that refutes these postulations in a direct, frontal debate. In this volume, as well as in the forthcoming volume, The Possibility of Pluralism, eminent scholars from around the world explore notions of pluralism, discussing the broad spectrum of its relevance and application to modern day societies, from secularism and multiculturalism to democracy, globalisation and the pivotal role of civil society."

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Theoretical Approaches to Cultural Diversity -- Part One: The Heritage: Historical Contexts -- 1. Pluralism in Muslim Societies -- 2. The Public and the Private in Middle Eastern History and Society -- Part Two: Contemporary Thought -- 3. Civil Society and Conflict Management: Bangladesh’s Experiences -- 4. Pluralism and Liberalism in Contemporary Islamic Thought -- 5. Democracy, Pluralism and Political Islam -- 6. Islam, Conflict and Democracy -- 7. The Diversity of Cultures in the Crucible of Globalisation -- About the Contributors -- Index