Jocelyne Cesari, The awakening of Muslim democracy: religion, modernity, and the state
The book argues against the prevalent theory of modernisation and democratisation that the separation between state and religion should be the natural outcome of a modernising Islamic society, similar to the historical trajectory of the West as a liberal political system. Instead, the author shows t...
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iium-636872018-05-21T03:22:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63687/ Jocelyne Cesari, The awakening of Muslim democracy: religion, modernity, and the state Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad BP173.7 Islam and politics JA Political science (General) The book argues against the prevalent theory of modernisation and democratisation that the separation between state and religion should be the natural outcome of a modernising Islamic society, similar to the historical trajectory of the West as a liberal political system. Instead, the author shows through her meticulous work in the Middle East that to the contrary, Islam is further politicised in the region following the formation of nation-states because there is a lack of demarcation between Islam and the nation as an identity. The main tenet of the book is that “[t]he use of Western secular techniques in law and constitutions created a strong connection between Islam and politics and contributed to the redefinition of Islam as a political norm in ways unknown under the Muslim empires.†(p. 7) It is this conflation between the religious and political self of Muslims in the early twentieth century that makes it difficult for state institutions to ignore the people’s natural desire for a religious life and therefore political system. Although this conversation is far from new, the author’s argument is meant to rattle the prevalent discourse so that we can find a way forward for democratic Muslims without having to undermine their experience or reality. International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia 2015-04 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63687/1/63687_Jocelyne%20Cesari%2C%20The%20Awakening.pdf Shukri, Syaza Farhana Mohamad (2015) Jocelyne Cesari, The awakening of Muslim democracy: religion, modernity, and the state. Islam and Civilisational Renewal, 6 (2). ISSN 2041-871X http://www.icrjournal.org/icr/index.php/icr/article/view/496 |
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The book argues against the prevalent theory of modernisation and democratisation that the separation between state and religion should be the natural outcome of a modernising Islamic society, similar to the historical trajectory of the West as a liberal political system. Instead, the author shows through her meticulous work in the Middle East that to the contrary, Islam is further politicised in the region following the formation of nation-states because there is a lack of demarcation between Islam and the nation as an identity. The main tenet of the book is that “[t]he use of Western secular techniques in law and constitutions created a strong connection between Islam and politics and contributed to the redefinition of Islam as a political norm in ways unknown under the Muslim empires.†(p. 7) It is this conflation between the religious and political self of Muslims in the early twentieth century that makes it difficult for state institutions to ignore the people’s natural desire for a religious life and therefore political system. Although this conversation is far from new, the author’s argument is meant to rattle the prevalent discourse so that we can find a way forward for democratic Muslims without having to undermine their experience or reality. |
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