Islam and the political : theory, governance and international relations

Islam and the political : theory, governance and international relations / Amr G.E. Sabet.

This book compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity. Building on this analysis, the author goes on to show that political Islam offers a serious alternative to the dominant political system and ideology of the West. Sabet argues that rather th...

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Main Author: Sabet, Amr G. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, ©2008.
Series:Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons.
Subjects:
Islam and state.
Islam and politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > General.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Politics and government
Islam
Liberalismus
Menschenrecht
Sozialer Wandel
Politik
Islam.
Politieke ideeën.
Islamic countries > Politics and government.
Islamic countries
Islamitische wereld.
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Table of Contents:
  • Religion, politics, and social change : a theoretical framework
  • Islam and the appropriation of modernity
  • Wilayat al-Faqih : an Islamic theory of elite hegemony or, Assabiyyat al-Khawass
  • The Islamic paradigm of nations : toward a neoclassical approach
  • Islam, Iran, and western discourse : behind the democratic veil
  • Liberalism and the contestation of Islamic sovereignty
  • Human rights : a double discourse of power
  • Interview / conducted by Cemalettin Hashimi, Shehla Khan, and Nuh Yilmaz.

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