Advancing Shūrā: A Social Agent for Democratization

This study is an analytical comparison between Islamic articulations of shūrā (consultation) and notions of representative democracy. It emphasizes various epistemic understandings of shūrā in light of qur'anic exegesis and historical precedents of consultative rule in Islam. In particular, it...

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Main Author: Whyte, Shaheen Amid (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 345-362
Further subjects:B Civil Society
B Shūrā
B Islam
B Consultation
B Democracy
B Muslim
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)