UID:
edocfu_9958352051202883
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Ausgabe:
System requirements: Web browser.
Ausgabe:
Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9780674033764
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
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.
,
In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4159/9780674033764
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674033764
