Muslim reformist scholars’ arguments for democracy independent of religious justification

This article examines the ideas of three contemporary Muslim reformists, namely Abdolkarim Soroush, Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, and Muhammad Mujtahed Shabestari, concerning the relationship between democracy and the Islamic principle of shura (consultation). The article aims to demonstrate how the theologi...

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Main Author: Akbar, Ali (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2020
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-234
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Reform movement / Democracy / Islamic law
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
XA Law
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B ijma
B contextualist approach
B Democracy
B Qurʾan
B Governance
B Shura
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