Civil Society in the Muslim World
Subtitle: Contemporary Perspectives
Publisher: Institute for Ismaili Studies
Published: September 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781850435907
Subjects: Islamic studies; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Religion - World Religions; Islamic countries; International Relations - General; Islam - General; Religion / Islam
First sentence: 'Cavil society is a Western dream, a historical aspiration', claims the eminent Turkish scholar, Serif Mardin, and as such, 'does not translate into Islamic terms'.1