Barakat, Zeina M. / Münchow, Thies / Wüstenberg, Ralf K. (Eds.)

Islam and Democracy

Law, Gender and the West

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This volume breaks new ground by seeking to identify and focus on the challenges faced by any attempt to integrate democratic principles within the broad framework of Islamic thought and practice. It does so by harnessing the views of seventeen distinguished scholars from a range of disciplines who not only provide their own perspectives, but actively engage with the views of other contributors, thus producing arguments and synergies which are both erudite and convincing.

The volume’s first section ‘Islam and Democracy’ tackles head on the often-contested assertion that Islam is incompatible with democracy, because political authority in Islamic societies derives its legitimacy from scriptural not secular injunctions. This is followed by a discussion of the often-contentious issue of ‘Islam and Sharia Law’ leading into the examination of the vexed issue of ‘Islam and the West.’ Finally, the volume fosters the underdeveloped, but blatant question of womanhood and ‘gender within Islam.’

(ReCo, Bd. 2). 2022. 252 S., 1 farb. und 2 s/w Abb., 14,8 x 21 cm, geb. wbg Academic, Darmstadt.

Bestellnummer: 1029436

Artikelart Buch
Ausstattung Hardcover
Bestellnummer 1029436
ISBN 978-3-534-40651-7
Erscheinungstermin 01.09.2022
Verlag wbg Academic
Abbildungen 1 Illustrationen, farbig;2 Illustrationen, schwarz-weiß
Sprache Englisch (Großbritannien)

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Zeina Barakat

Zeina Barakat, a Jerusalem-born Palestinian scholar, Dr. phil. (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena 2017), is a Research Assistant at Europa-Universität Flensburg and since 2019 a Research Associate at the Von Hügel Institute (Cambridge University/ UK).