Human Rights and Reformist Islam (Paperback)

'Human Rights and Reformist Islam' critiques traditional Islamic approaches to the question of compatibility between human rights and Islam, and argues instead for their reconciliation from the perspective of a reformist Islam. The book focuses on six controversial case studies: religious discrimination; gender discrimination; slavery; freedom of religion; punishment of apostasy; and arbitrary or harsh punishments. Explaining the strengths of structural ijtihad, Mohsen Kadivar's draws on the rational classification of Islamic teachings as temporal or permanent on the one hand, and four criteria of being Islamic on the other: reasonableness, justice, morality and efficiency. He rejects all of the problematic verses and Hadith according to these criteria. The result is a powerful, solutions-based argument based on reformist Islam - providing a scholarly bridge between modernity and Islamic tradition in relation to human rights.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	In Translation: Contemporary Thought in Muslim Contexts
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Mohsen Kadivar
Preface by:	Mirjam Künkler
Translators:	Niki Akhavan
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	552
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-4931-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-4931-X
Barcode:	9781474449311

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