| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 220 pages) |
| Series |
Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; v. 18 |
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Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; v. 18.
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| Contents |
[Part 1: Iraq] -- Religion, sect, ethnicity and tribe : the uncertainties of identity politics in the new society / Faleh Abdul-Jabbar -- Lessons from Iraq / Laith Kubba -- Kurdistan : democracy and future of Iraq / Salah Aziz -- Forging a third way : Sistani's marja 'iyya between quietism and wilāyat al-Faqīh / Abbas Kadhim -- [Part 2: Democracy] -- Humble democracy? On the need for new thinking about an aging ideal / John Keane -- Islamic democracy : a valid concept of an oxymoron? / Ali Paya -- Promoting democracy / Bhikhu Parekh -- The democratic freedom deficit in the Middle East / Beverley Milton-Edwards -- [Part 3:The future of the Muslim world] -- World of Islam, historical perspectives and modern political discourses / S.M. Khatami -- The saga of Islam and democracy in the Middle East / John L. Esposito -- Islam's future imperfect : fighting over camels at the end of history / Abdelwahab El-Affendi -- Triumph through destabilization : the future of political Islam / Mohammad Samiei -- Reason and revelation in Islamic political ethics / Abdulaziz Sachedina |
| Summary |
Iraq, democracy and Islam are powerful global forces which shape not only many aspects of the lives of Muslims, but the lives of other citizens of the world as well. This book explores many of the challenging questions posed by the interconnections between these three forces, concentrating on issues which have global significance and which have been less studied up until now. It contains contributions from many of the leading thinkers and academics from this subject area, including the former President of Iran, Seyyed Mohammad Khatami.Topics such as the compatibility of Islam and dem |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Iraq
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Muslims -- Iraq -- Politics and government
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Islam and politics -- Iraq
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Islam and culture -- Iraq
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Democratization
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Islam and culture
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Islam and politics
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Muslims -- Politics and government
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93003202
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| Subject |
Iraq
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pāyā, ʻAlī.
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Esposito, John, active 1979
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| ISBN |
9780203848807 |
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0203848802 |
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9780415582285 |
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0415582288 |
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