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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2020
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Critical research on religion
Jahr: 2020, Band: 8, Heft: 3, Seiten: 217-234 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Islam
/ Reformbewegung
/ Demokratie
/ Islamisches Recht
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik BJ Islam XA Recht ZC Politik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
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B contextualist approach B Democracy B Qurʾan B Governance B Shura |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 theological-philosophical approaches of these scholars—particularly with respect to their methods of interpreting the Qurʾan and the distinctions they draw between the pre-modern and modern worldview—have contributed to the rise of a political discourse which seeks to understand concepts such as shura and democracy within their own specific epistemological and cultural contexts. This political discourse, as the article argues, supports democracy without any narrow religious justification and promotes a form of government whose legitimacy is not based on religious sources or authority, and thus is neutral towards different religions and their followers. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303220952849 |
