num_pages: 288
description: This book analyzes the relationship between Western and Islamic political ideas. The focus is on the similarities and differences between Western liberal democracy and shura - often seen as the Islamic counterpart to Western democracy. This is the first work to provide a direct and detailed comparison between the two systems of ideas, as given expression in the concrete political systems which have emerged.
language: English
title: The West and Islam: Western Liberal Democracy versus the System of Shura
titlecomplete: The West and Islam: Western Liberal Democracy versus the System of Shura (Routledge Islamic Studies Series)
publisher: Routledge