Mishal Fahm Al-Sulami

The West and Islam (eBook, ePUB)

Western Liberal Democracy versus the System of Shura

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas. The focus is on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy. This is the first work to provide a direct and detailed comparison between the two systems of ideas, as given expression in the concrete political systems which have emerged.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134374045
• Artikelnr.: 47884973

Autorenporträt

Mishal Fahm al-Sulami is Assistant Professor of Modern Western Political Thought in the Arts and Humanities Faculty, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Definitions Abbreviations and
transliteration Introduction Part 1: Historical background 1. The evolution
of democracy 2. The eclectic nature of shura 3. Shura in the contemporary
period: the case of Sudan Part 2: Comparison of Western liberal democracies
and al-Turabi's shura system 4. The foundations of Western liberal
democracy and al-Turabi's shura system 5. Political system divisions 6.
Political legalisation Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index