Defining Islamic statehood : measuring and indexing contemporary Muslim states /: measuring and indexing contemporary Muslim states. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
• Other Names: Abdul Rauf, Feisal, 1948-
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: DEFINING AN ISLAM STATE AND RULE OF LAW -- 1. Shariah and the Objectives of Islamic Law -- 2. Islamic State: Foundations -- 3. Characteristics of Islamic Governance: The Scholars' Consensus -- 4. Defining the Maqasid for Measurement -- PART II: DEVELOPING AN INDEX OF MEASURING NATIONS -- 5. Indexing the Maqasid -- 6. The Maqasid Index -- PART III: SIP SCHOLARS SPEAK ON KEY CHALLENGES IN ISLAMIC GOVERNANCE -- 7. Practical Applications of Islamic Law in Government and the Judiciary -- 8. Human Rights and Islamic Governance -- 9. The Maqasid, Reform and Renewal.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.55/7; Political science; Islam and state; State, The; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Islam and state; State, The; Religion -- Islam -- General; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Law -- Reference; Islam; Politics & government; Religious issues & debates; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; International relations; Islam; Religion and sociology; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; International relations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137446824
• Related ISBNs: 113744682X; 9781137446817; 1137446803; 1137446811
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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