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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2020
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-234 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
/ Reform movement
/ Democracy
/ Islamic law
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| 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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