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Book SynopsisGives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. This book explores the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism, and war and peace. It considers questions of diversity, discussing, among other subjects, Islamic regimes' policies regarding women and religious minorities.
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 "While the jihad and civil society material have been covered elsewhere in detail, it is convenient to have these discussions brought together in one volume, and some of the ethical questions in particular break new ground."--Omid Safi, Religious Studies Review
Table of ContentsForeword: Of Theology and Diplomacy by Jack Miles vii Preface by Sohail H. Hashmi xi PART I: STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY 1 One Civil Society and Government in Islam by John Kelsay 3 Two Perspectives on Islam and Civil Society by Farhad Kazemi 38 Three Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society: A Reflective Islamic Approach by Hasan Hanafi 56 PART II: BOUNDARIES AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE 77 Four Islamic Perspectives on Territorial Boundaries and Autonomy by M. Raquibuz Zaman 79 Five Religion and the Maintenance of Boundaries: An Islamic View by Sulayman Nyang 102 PART III: PLURALISM AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY 113 Six Islam and Ethical Pluralism by Dale F. Eickelman 115 Seven The Scope of Pluralism in Islamic Moral Traditions by Muhammad Khalid Masud 135 Eight Islamic Ethics in International Society by Sohail H. Hashmi 148 PART IV: WAR AND PEACE 173 Nine War and Peace in Islam by Bassam Tibi 175 Ten Interpreting the Islamic Ethics of War and Peace by Sohail H. Hashmi 194 Glossary 217 Contributors 219 Index 221
