Islam between culture and politics

By Bassam Tibi

Subjects: Islamic Civilization, Islamic civilization, Islam, Islam, history, Islam and politics, Islamic renewal, Islamic sociology

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.