Islam and Democracy: What Is the Real Question?

by Asef Bayat

Is Islam compatible with democracy? The text examines one of the most frequently-asked and yet misguided questions. Democratic ethos should not and cannot be deduced from some essence of religions supposedly inscribed in the scriptures. Rather, they are the outcome of political struggles that push Islam toward democratic or authoritarian directions. Asef Bayat offers a new approach to examine Islam and democracy arguing how the social struggles of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9053569839
• ISBN13: 9789053569832
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"