People versus God: the logic of "divine sovereignty" in Islamic democratic discourse
The object of this article is to review and evaluate a debate that has been taking place among Muslim and Arab writers for some time now about the concept of ‘dawla madaniyya’ (‘civil state/government’), and the place of religion in democratic politics. More precisely, it will be suggested that the...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονικά/Εκτύπωση Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Routledge
2000
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Έτος: 2000, Τόμος: 11, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 287-297 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Sovereignty
B Κυριαρχία (μοτίβο) B concept of state B Ισλάμ (μοτίβο) B Πολιτική (μοτίβο) B Πολιτειολογία B Δημοκρατία (μοτίβο) B Democracy B Politics B Θρησκεία (μοτίβο) |
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Σύνοψη: | The object of this article is to review and evaluate a debate that has been taking place among Muslim and Arab writers for some time now about the concept of ‘dawla madaniyya’ (‘civil state/government’), and the place of religion in democratic politics. More precisely, it will be suggested that the current popularity of the term ‘dawla madaniyya’ signifies only a partial meeting of minds between Islamists and their liberal and secular opponents. By and large, the concept seems to have an instrumental value as part of an on-going discursive struggle between various political orientations about the place of Islam in the social–political order. On the basis of our discussion of the terms of the debate, a new approach to conceptualizing the disagreement will be suggested. The goal of this is not to resolve the disagreement, but rather to sharpen it in a way that shows what is required to achieve significant progress. The final resolution of the disagreement must await a more radical convergence of ideas than currently exists – a convergence that touches not only on standards of reasonableness but also on substantive beliefs and values. |
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ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2018.1491135 |