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Islamic Identity and Development: Studies of the Islamic Periphery

By Õzay Mehmet

Book information

Year
1991
ISBN
9780203218686, 9780415043861, 0415043867
LCC
BP63.T8 M44 1990
Open Library ID
OL1856397M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
741 kB (758358 bytes)
Pages
272\270
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, are often not included in discussions of Islamic reassertion and identity. Yet both have been at the forefront of modernization and development, and are exposed to a rising trend of Islamic revival which discloses a deep, psychological identity crisis. In Islamic Identity and Development, Ozay Mehmet examines this identity crisis in the wider context of the Islamic dilemma of reconciling nationalism with Islam. He sees the Islamic revival primarily as a protest movement, concentrated among urban migrant settlements where uneven post-war growth has upset the traditional Islamic order. He argues that Islamic societies must move towards greater openness and an organic relationship between rulers and ruled. In particular, Mehmet suggests the need for a public policy that is not only responsive to material human needs but which also satisfies the ethical preconditions of the Islamic social contract.

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