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The fall and rise of the Islamic state / Noah Feldman.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: Paperback reissue, with a new introduction by the authorDescription: xl, 189 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0691156247 (pbk.)
  • 9780691156248 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • KBP 200 FEL
LOC classification:
  • KBP2000 FEL .F45 2012
Contents:
Introduction to the 2012 edition -- Introduction -- Part I. What went right? -- Part II. Decline and fall -- Part III. The rise of the new Islamic state -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia--the law of the traditional Islamic state--in the modern Muslim world. Feldman goes back to the roots of classical Islamic law, under which executive power was balanced by the scholars who interpreted and administered the sharia. That balance was destroyed under Ottoman rule, resulting in the unchecked executive dominance that continues to distort politics in so many Muslim states. Feldman argues that a modern Islamic state could provide political and legal justice to today's Muslims through sharia--but only if new institutions emerge that restore this constitutional balance of power. In a new introduction, Feldman discusses developments in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and other Muslim-majority countries since the Arab Spring and describes how Islamists must meet the challenge of balance if the new Islamic states are to succeed."--P. [4] of cover.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books JST Library General Stacks KBP<br>Islamic law KBP 200 FEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Fr. Daniel Madigan SJ, 108693
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"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-175) and index.

Introduction to the 2012 edition -- Introduction -- Part I. What went right? -- Part II. Decline and fall -- Part III. The rise of the new Islamic state -- Conclusion.

"Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia--the law of the traditional Islamic state--in the modern Muslim world. Feldman goes back to the roots of classical Islamic law, under which executive power was balanced by the scholars who interpreted and administered the sharia. That balance was destroyed under Ottoman rule, resulting in the unchecked executive dominance that continues to distort politics in so many Muslim states. Feldman argues that a modern Islamic state could provide political and legal justice to today's Muslims through sharia--but only if new institutions emerge that restore this constitutional balance of power. In a new introduction, Feldman discusses developments in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and other Muslim-majority countries since the Arab Spring and describes how Islamists must meet the challenge of balance if the new Islamic states are to succeed."--P. [4] of cover.

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