Religion and Politics: Islam and Muslim Civilization

Religion and Politics: Islam and Muslim Civilization
ISBN-10
1317067894
ISBN-13
9781317067894
Series
Religion and Politics
Category
Political Science
Pages
354
Language
English
Published
2017-05-15
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Jan-Erik Lane, Hamadi Redissi

Description

Muslim societies are struggling under the need for modernization and the drift towards Islamic fundamentalism. The balance between these two forces is struck differently in the various Muslim societies depending upon the constellation of groups as historical legacies. However, the tension is real. In this work, Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi Redissi look at the underlying social consequences of religious beliefs to account for the political differences between major civilizations of the world against a background of the rise of modern capitalism. Offering a timely new appraisal of the political and social impact of Islam, this expanded second edition of Religion and Politics has been fully updated in line with new events and will be welcomed by political scientists and historians alike. In a readable and accessible style, this thought-provoking work raises the question of whether the tenets of Islam might be reconciled with the requirements of post-modernity.

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