And God Knows the Soldiers
The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses
This is a substantially expanded edition of the author's seminal work The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses: A Contemporary Case Study. Beginning with the case study of a Muslim basketball player who refused to stand up while the American national anthem was playing, the author documents the disintegration of the Islamic juristic tradition, and the prevalence of authoritarianism in contemporary Muslim discourses. The author analyzes the rise of what he describes as puritan and despotic trends in modern Islam, and asserts that such trends nullify the richness and diversity of the Islamic tradition. By declaring themselves t…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7618-2084-0
- EAN: 9780761820840
- Produktnummer: 2502287
- Verlag: University Press Of America
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.1 cm 276 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 276
Über den Autor
Khaled M. Abou El Fadl is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law where he teaches Islamic Law, Immigration, Human Rights, Terrorism, and National Security Law.
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