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Muslim Democracy - Politics, Religion and Society in Indonesia, Turkey and the Islamic World (Hardcover)
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Muslim Democracy - Politics, Religion and Society in Indonesia, Turkey and the Islamic World (Hardcover)
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Muslim Democracy explores the relationship between politics and
religion in forty-seven Muslim-majority countries, focusing
especially on those with democratic experience, such as Indonesia
and Turkey, and drawing comparisons with their regional,
non-Islamic counterparts. Unlike most studies of political Islam,
this is a politically-focused book, more concerned with governing
realties than ideology. By changing the terms of the debate from
theology to politics, and including the full complement of Islamic
countries, Schneier shows that the boundaries between church and
state in the Islamic world are more variable and diverse than is
commonly assumed. Through case studies and statistical comparisons
between Muslim majority countries and their regional counterparts,
Muslim Democracy shows that countries with different religions but
similar histories are not markedly different in their levels of
democratization. What many Islamists and western observers call
"Islamic law," moreover, is more a political than a religious
construct, with religion more the tool than the engine of politics.
"Women who drive in Saudi Arabia," as the author says, "are not
warned they will go to hell, but that they will go to jail." With
the political salience of religion rising in many countries, this
book is essential reading for students of comparative politics,
religion, and democratization interested in exploring the shifting
boundaries between faith and politics.
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