Religious Secularity: A Theological Challenge To The Islamic State (Religion And Global Politics)

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Fundamentalism and "authoritarian secularism" are commonly perceived as the two mutually exclusive paradigms available to Muslim majority countries. Recent political developments, however, have challenged this perception. Formerly associated with a fundamentalist outlook, mainstream Islamist groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Nahda, have adopted a distinctly secular-democratic approach to the state re-building process. Their success or failure in transitioning to democracy remains to be seen, but the political position these Islamic groups have carved out suggests the viability of a third way. Naser Ghobadzadeh examines the case of Iran, which has a unique history with respect to the relationship of religion and politics. The country has been subject to both authoritarian secularization and authoritarian Islamization over the last nine decades. While politico-religious discourse in Iran is articulated in response to the Islamic state, it also bears the scars of Iran's history of authoritarian secularization-the legacy of the Pahlavi regime. Ghobadzadeh conceptualizes this politico-religious discourse as "religious secularity". He uses this apparent oxymoron to describe the Islamic quest for a democratic secular state, and he demonstrates how this concept encapsulates the complex characteristics of the Shiite religious reformation movement.
  • | Author: Naser Ghobadzadeh
  • | Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2017
  • | Number of Pages: 289 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Paperback/Political Science
  • | ISBN-10: 0190664894
  • | ISBN-13: 9780190664893
Author:
Naser Ghobadzadeh
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 2017
Number of pages:
289 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback/Political Science
ISBN-10:
0190664894
ISBN-13:
9780190664893