Books by Joel S. Fetzer
“There exist increasing numbers of Muslims in North America and Western Europe. And this is intellectually very important because since many Muslim societies are dominated by authoritarian regimes, intellectual life has limited opportunities there. Yet in the West, Muslims have more opportunities to have freedom of speech and new Muslim ideas may emerge in the West.” Read more...
The best books on Islam and the State
Ahmet T. Kuru, Political Scientist
Interviews where books by Joel S. Fetzer were recommended
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Islam and the Foundations of Political Power
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The Muqaddimah
by Ibn Khaldun -
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The Venture of Islam, Volume 3: The Gunpowder Empires and Modern Times
by Marshall Hodgson -
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Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia
by Robert W. Hefner -
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Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany
by J. Christopher Soper & Joel S. Fetzer
The best books on Islam and the State, recommended by Ahmet T. Kuru
The best books on Islam and the State, recommended by Ahmet T. Kuru
It’s widely assumed that in the ideal Muslim society there is no separation between religion and the state, but even in some of the earliest caliphates, the secular and the religious were rarely as closely aligned as religious conservatives would have us believe. Here Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University, recommends books that help trace the historical relationship between Islam and the state—and points to strands of secularism that may hold the key to a happier relationship between Islam and liberal democracy.
