Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a

Authors

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Emory University

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Description

What should be the place of shari'a-Islamic religious law in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.

ISBN

9780674034563

Publication Date

3-30-2010

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Keywords

Law and Religion, Islamic Law