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Religious Secularity - A Theological Challenge to the Islamic State (Hardcover)
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Religious Secularity - A Theological Challenge to the Islamic State (Hardcover)
Series: Religion and Global Politics
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"Fundamentalism" and "authoritarian secularism" are commonly
perceived as the two mutually exclusive paradigms available to
Muslim majority countries. Naser Ghobadzadeh highlights the recent
political developments that have challenged this perception. He
points to mainstream Islamist groups, such as the Muslim
Brotherhood and Al-Nahda, that have adopted a distinctly
secular-democratic approach to the state re-building process. Their
success or failure in transitioning to democracy remains to be
seen, but the political position these Islamic groups have carved
out suggests the viability of a third way. Ghobadzadeh examines the
case of Iran, which has a unique history with respect to the
relationship of religion and politics. The country has been subject
to both authoritarian secularization and authoritarian Islamization
over the last nine decades. While politico-religious discourse in
Iran is articulated in response to the Islamic state, it also bears
the scars of Iran's history of authoritarian secularizationthe
legacy of the Pahlavi regime. Ghobadzadeh conceptualizes this
politico-religious discourse as religious secularity. He uses this
apparent oxymoron to describe the Islamic quest for a democratic
secular state. Offering a new reading of Shiite political theology,
Ghobadzadeh argues that the Islamic state is detrimental to
religion while a secular state can be compatible with it. Going
further, he contends that maintaining a secular government is
crucial to the cultivation of genuine religious conviction. This
path-breaking analysis of Islamic history challenges existing
scholarship, and gives voice to a unique, and optimistic Islamist
perspective on what the future of Middle Eastern politics could be.
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