Islam and Democracy
Fear of the Modern World
Published on 20. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-201-62483-0 (ISBN)
Description
Essential reading for anyone interested in an understanding of the Muslim heart and mind. Is Islam compatible with democracy? Must fundamentalists win out in the Middle East? The groundbreaking Islam and Democracy serves as a guide to the playersfrom feminists to fundamentalistsmoving the pieces on the rather grim Muslim chessboard, and raises provocative questions about the possibilities for democracy and human rights in the Islamic world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boulder
United States
Publishing group
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-62483-0 (9780201624830)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction: The Gulf War: Fear and Its Boundaries * A Mutilated Modernity Fear of the Foreign West Fear of the Imam Fear of Democracy The United Nations Charter The Koran * Sacred Concepts And Profane Anxieties Fear of Freedom of Thought Fear of Individualism Fear of the Past Fear of the Present Womens Song: Destination Freedom Conclusion: The Simorgh Is Us!