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Impossible State
Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament
Langbeschreibung
Wael B. Hallaq boldly argues that the "Islamic state," judged by any standard definition of what the modern state represents, is both impossible and inherently self-contradictory. Comparing the legal, political, moral, and constitutional histories of premodern Islam and Euro-America, he finds the adoption and practice of the modern state to be highly problematic for modern Muslims. He also critiques more expansively modernity's moral predicament, which renders impossible any project resting solely on ethical foundations.
Hauptbeschreibung
In this fascinating work, one of our most influential historians of Islamic law and society draws carefully elaborated and sure-to-be controversial conclusions about the merits of the premodern Islamic worldview and the problems of both modern Western and Islamic political thought. An important and thought-provoking work, it is sure to engender productive debate. -- Clark Lombardi, University of Washington School of Law
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Premises2. The Modern State3. Separation of Powers: Rule of Law or Rule of the State?4. The Legal5. The Political Subject and Moral Technologies of the Self6. Beleaguering Globalization and Moral Economy7. The Central Domain of the MoralNotesGlossary of Key TermsBibliographyIndex
Wael B. Hallaq
ISBN-13:
9780231162579
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.09.2014
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Wael B. Hallaq
Gewicht:
444 g
Format:
228x151x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch