Islam, secularism, and liberal democracy : toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies /
Nader Hashemi.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- xix, 280 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-270) and index.
Toward a democratic theory for Muslim societies : the historical background -- Duelling scriptures : the political theology of John Locke and the democratization of Muslim societies -- A concise anatomy of secularism : examining its linkages to liberal democracy -- Secularism and its discontents in Muslim societies : indigenizing the separation between religion and state.
Islam and secularism. Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam. Secularism--Islamic countries. Democracy--Islamic countries. Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
Islamic countries--Politics and government--20th century.