Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamist Turn

by Asef Bayat and BAYAT

Book Overview

Whether Islam is compatible with democracy is an increasingly asked question, but ultimately a misguided one. In this book, Asef Bayat proposes that democratic ideals have less to do with the essence of any religion than with how it is practiced. He offers a new approach to Islam and democracy, outlining how the social struggles of student organizations, youth and women's groups, the intelligentsia, and other social movements can make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804755957
• ISBN13: 9780804755955
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.0"