Islam between culture and politics
By: Bassam Tibi.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Islam -- 20th century; Sociology, Islamic; Civilization, Islamic; Islam and politics; Islamic renewal
Description: "Bassam Tibi offers a radical solution to the problems faced by Islam in a rapidly changing and globalizing world. He argues that Islam is being torn between the pressure for cultural innovation and a defensive move towards the politicization of its symbols for non-religious ends. Tibi proposes a depoliticization of the faith and the introduction of reforms to embrace secular democracy, pluralism, civil society, and individual human rights.

The alternative to this is the impasse of fundamentalism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-265) and indexes.