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Whether Islam Is Compatible With Democracy Is An Increasingly Asked Question, But Ultimately A Misguided One. In This Book, Asef Bayat Proposes That Democratic Ideals Have Less To Do With The Essence Of Any Religion Than With How It Is Practiced. He Offers A New Approach To Islam And Democracy, Outlining How The Social Struggles Of Student Organizations, Youth And Women's Groups, The Intelligentsia, And Other Social Movements Can Make Islam Democratic. Making Islam Democratic Examines In Detail Those Social Movements That Have Used Religion To Unleash Social And Political Change, Either To Legitimize Authoritarian Rule Or, In Contrast, To Construct An Inclusive Faith That Embraces A Democratic Polity. It Provides A Fresh Analysis Of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution - How It Has Evolved Into The Pervasive, Post-islamist Reform Movement Of The Early Twenty-first Century, And How It Differed From Egypt's Religious 'passive Revolution.' Focusing On Events From The Iranian Revolution To The Current Day, With A Comparative Focus On Islamism, Post-islamism, And Active Religious Expression Across The Region, Bayat Explores The Highly Contested Relationship Between Religion, Politics, And The

Author

Bayat, Asef

Publisher

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804755955

Subjects

Political Science, Islam, History