The West and Islam: Western Liberal Democracy Versus the System of Shura

by Sulami, Mishal Fahm

• ISBN13: 9780203571675
• ISBN10: 0203571673
• Copyright: 2003-06-26
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas and focuses on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy.

Author Biography

Mishal Fahm al-Sulami is Assistant Professor of Modern Western Political Thought in the Arts and Humanities Faculty, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vi
Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Definitions	p. x
Abbreviations and Transliteration	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
	p. 17
The Evolution of Democracy	p. 19
The Eclectic Nature of Shura	p. 37
Shura in the Contemporary Period	p. 61
	p. 79
The Foundations of Western Liberal Democracy and Al-Turabi's Shura	p. 81
Political System Divisions	p. 125
Political Legalisation	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 198
Appendices	p. 204
Notes	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 260
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