The challenge of pluralism
Subtitle: paradigms from Muslim contexts
By: edited by Abdou Filali-Ansary and Sikeena Karmali Ahmed.
Contributors: Filali-Ansary, Abdou.; Ahmed, Sikeena Karmali.; Aga Khan University. Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.
Series: Exploring Muslim contexts; Exploring Muslim contexts
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press in association with the Aga Khan University, Insititute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780748639694
Subjects: Cultural pluralism in Islam; Islamic civilization; Muslims -- Social conditions
Description: "Current popular and academic discussions tend to make certain assumptions regarding Islam and its lack of compatibility with notions of pluralism. Some noted liberal thinkers have even argued that pluralism itself is inherently antithetical to Islam. This volume intends to address these assumptions by bringing clarity to some of its key suppositions and conjectures. It seeks to go beyond the parameters of political correctness by engaging in a dialogue that refutes these postulations in a direct, frontal debate. In this volume, as well as in the forthcoming volume, The Possibility of Pluralism, eminent scholars from around the world explore notions of pluralism, discussing the broad spectrum of its relevance and application to modern day societies, from secularism and multiculturalism to democracy, globalisation and the pivotal role of civil society."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.