Azim Zahir (The University of Western Australia)

Islam and Democracy in the Maldives

Interrogating Reformist Islam's Role in Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines Islamâ s relationship to democratization in the Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives. It explores how and why an electoral democracy based in constitution that has many liberal features but also Islam-based limitations, especially lack of religious freedom, emerged in the country by 2009.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781032020105
• ISBN-10: 1032020105
• Artikelnr.: 68714575

Autorenporträt

Azim Zahir is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1 Interrogating the Reformist Islam Approach. 2 The Seeding
of Islam as a Modern Institutional Political Religion (1932-1978). 3
Reformist Islam and Modern Nation Building (1932-1978). 4 Islam's emergence
as a modern discursive political religion and institutional consolidation
(1978-2003). 5 Reformist Islam, Human Rights, and Democratisation
(2003-2009). 6 Explaining Institutionalisation of Islam and Religion-Based
Limitations. Conclusion