Who Needs an Islamic State? - Couverture souple

El-Affendi, Abdelwahab

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844264815 ISBN 13 : 9781844264810

Editeur : Upfront Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

A critique of modern Islamic political thought on the 'state', this book takes the form of a three-part dialogue with the West, with Islamic tradition and with 20th-century Muslim thinkers. The author discusses the divide between Islamic values and the basic principles which guide Western political thought. He traces the development of Muslim constitutional practice and considers the current debate on the nature of and desirability for an 'Islamic state'. He separates the problems that are internally derived from the by-products of Western culture. Dr El-Affendi argues that if Islamic values were brought to bear internationally, the entrenched dogmas of Western political thought as much as both the tradition-bound and modernist trends of Muslim thinking would have to be revised. A must-read for those interested in the theory of the Islamic State. This second edition contains a foreword by Professor Ziauddin Sardar, a new introduction by the author, and two new sections as appendices.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Upfront Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844264815
• ISBN 13: 9781844264810
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 194
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible