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

ISBN-13: 9780415444385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str.

Mishal Fahm Al-Sulami

Opis

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: Historical background 1. The evolution of democracy 2. The eclectic nature of shura 3. Shura in the contemporary period: the case of Sudan Part 2: Comparison of Western liberal democracies and al-Turabi's shura system 4. The foundations of Western liberal democracy and al-Turabi's shura system 5. Political system divisions 6. Political legalisation Conclusion

O autorze

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