Public Islam and the Problem of Democratization

As in much of the late modern world, Muslim societies in recent years have seen an unprecedented resurgence of religious issues and organizations into public affairs. The resurgence has given special urgency to the question of .whether this revitalized Islam is compatible with democracy and civic pl...

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Main Author: Hefner, Robert W. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 2001
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 491-514
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