Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism by Ali Mirsepassi

Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism by Ali Mirsepassi

This book presents a critical study of citizenship, state and globalization in societies that have been historically influenced by Islamic traditions and institutions. Interrogating the work of contemporary theorists of Islamic modernity, this book explores the debate on Islam, democracy and modernity, contextualized within contemporary Muslim lifeworlds.

'The book's approach to Islamic religious tradition and its meaning in this world is materialist and sociological, articulating its experience within a broader cosmopolitan space of modern conditions' A. R. Abootalebi, Choice
' … interesting and refreshing arguments … [The book] leaves the readers with some unanswered questions, but these shortcomings do not diminish the great value of this book, which on the whole is a welcome addition to the literature on the subject and will be very useful for specialists of Islam, the Middle East, and global policymakers alike.' Ramin Jahanbegloo, Bustan: The Middle East Book Review

Ali Mirsepassi is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Sociology at the Gallatin School, New York University. He is the author of Political Islam, Iran, and the Enlightenment: Philosophies of Hope and Despair (Cambridge, 2011). Tadd Graham Fernée is an independent scholar and was a 2010 research fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru University Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India.

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ISBN 13	9781107645875
ISBN 10	1107645875
Title	Islam, Democracy, and Cosmopolitanism
Author	Ali Mirsepassi
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2016-07-28
Number of pages	234
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