Islam in a World of Nation-States

by James Piscatori and James P. Poscatori

Book Overview

Based on a reading of classical Islamic literature, the writings of modem Muslims and on extensive travel and interviews, this book discusses ways in which Muslim peoples adapt themselves to a world composed of sovereign nation-states, having peaceful and equal relations with both non-Muslim states and collectivities of other Muslims. The classical and medieval legal theory of Islam appears to place two obstacles in the way of such adaptations; it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521338670
• ISBN13: 9780521338677
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"