Religion, Democracy and the Dawla Madaniyya' of the Arab Spring
The object of this article is to review and evaluate a debate that has been taking place among Muslim and Arab writers for some time now about the concept of dawla madaniyya' (civil state/government'), and the place of religion in democratic politics. More precisely, it will be suggested...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamism
B civil government B State B Democracy B Religion B Dawla madaniyya liberalism |
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| Summary: | The object of this article is to review and evaluate a debate that has been taking place among Muslim and Arab writers for some time now about the concept of dawla madaniyya' (civil state/government'), and the place of religion in democratic politics. More precisely, it will be suggested that the current popularity of the term dawla madaniyya' signifies only a partial meeting of minds between Islamists and their liberal and secular opponents. By and large, the concept seems to have an instrumental value as part of an on-going discursive struggle between various political orientations about the place of Islam in the social-political order. On the basis of our discussion of the terms of the debate, a new approach to conceptualizing the disagreement will be suggested. The goal of this is not to resolve the disagreement, but rather to sharpen it in a way that shows what is required to achieve significant progress. The final resolution of the disagreement must await a more radical convergence of ideas than currently exists - a convergence that touches not only on standards of reasonableness but also on substantive beliefs and values. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2018.1491135 |