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Islamic Democratic Discourse » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Islamic Democratic Discourse by M. A. Muqtedar Khan

Authors: M. A. Muqtedar Khan
ISBN-13: 9780739106457, ISBN-10: 0739106457
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lexington Books
Date Published: March 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: M. A. Muqtedar Khan

Book Synopsis

This wide-ranging set of essays explores the multi-faceted relationship between Islam and democracy. Each essayist's unique viewpoint on contemporary Islam provides insight into Islamic political thought and its connection to Western democracy.

	Introduction : the emergence of an Islamic democratic discourse
	Classical perspectives on Islam and politics
1	Ijtihad and Maslaha : the foundations of governance	3
2	Elements of government in classical Islam	21
3	Obedience to political authority : an evolutionary concept	37
	Regional debates on Islam and democracy
4	Islam, ethnicity, pluralism and democracy : Malaysia's unique experience	63
5	An Islamic quest for a pluralistic political model : a Turkish perspective	85
6	Islamic thought between formal conservatism and indigenous liberalism : lessons from the Sudanese heritage	105
7	Recent developments in Shi'i thought : a brief introduction to the views of three contemporary Shi'ite thinkers	123
	Global discourse on Islam and democracy
8	The politics, theory, and philosophy of Islamic democracy	149
9	The role of Islam in the public square : guidance or governance?	173
10	Dialogue in an age of terror	193
11	Democracy and its (Muslim) critics : an Islamic alternative to democracy?	227