| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 274 pages) |
| Series |
Islamic Studies Series |
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Majmūʻah-ʼi ʻulūm va maʻārif-i Islāmī.
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Definitions; Abbreviations and transliteration; Introduction; Historical background; The evolution of democracy; The eclectic nature of shura; Shura in the contemporary period: the case of Sudan; Comparison of Western liberal democracies and al-Turabi's shura system; The foundations of Western liberal democracy and al-Turabi's shura system; Political system divisions; Political legalisation; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas. The focus is on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy. This is the first work to provide a direct and detailed comparison between the two systems of ideas, as given expression in the concrete political systems which have emerged |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam and state.
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Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- General.
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Democracy
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Islam and state
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203571673 |
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9780203571675 |
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0415316340 |
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9780415316347 |
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9786610073108 |
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6610073104 |
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1134374054 |
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9781134374052 |
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0203347781 |
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9780203347782 |
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1280073101 |
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9781280073106 |
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