Islam between Culture and Politics /

Bassam Tibi offers a radical solution to the problems faced by Islam in a rapidly changing and globalizing world. He proposes a depoliticization of the faith and the introduction of reforms to embrace secular democracy, pluralism, civil society and individual human rights. The alternative to this is...

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Main Author:	Tibi, Bassam (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Edition:	Second Edition.
Subjects:	Political Science and International Relations. Democracy. International Relations. Islam. Middle Eastern Politics. Political Theory. Sociology of Religion. International relations. Political science. Religion and sociology. Middle East > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Bassam Tibi offers a radical solution to the problems faced by Islam in a rapidly changing and globalizing world. He proposes a depoliticization of the faith and the introduction of reforms to embrace secular democracy, pluralism, civil society and individual human rights. The alternative to this is the impasse of fundamentalism. The pivotal argument is that Islam is being torn between the pressure for cultural innovation and a defensive move towards the politicization of its symbols for non-religious ends.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XXI, 334 pages)
ISBN:	9780230204157
DOI:	10.1057/9780230204157