Islam, secularism, and liberal democracy : toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies / Nader Hashemi
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012, c2009
Descript
xxiii, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
CONTENT
Toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies: the historical background -- Duelling scriptures: the political theology of John Locke and the democratization of Muslim societies -- A concise anatomy of secularism: examining its linkages to liberal democracy -- Secularism and its discontents in Muslim societies: indigenizing the separation between religion and state
SUBJECT
Islam and secularism
Democracy -- Religious aspects -- Islam
Secularism -- Islamic countries
Democracy -- Islamic countries
Islam and politics -- Islamic countries
Islamic countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century